Æ16 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

Nicaea was among the most prolific civic minting authorities in Bithynia under the Severan dynasty, and its bronze issues for Septimius Severus span virtually his entire reign — a period when the city was actively competing with neighboring Nicomedia for provincial prestige and imperial favor. That rivalry drove both cities to mint heavily, which partly explains the volume of surviving Nicaean bronzes from this period.

At 16mm, this falls toward the smaller end of Nicaea's civic output under Severus, suggesting local, small-transaction use rather than regional trade.