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Æ16 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠΛΑΥΤΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Translation: Plautilla Augusta) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nicaea was one of the most prolific provincial minting cities under the Severan dynasty, leveraging its status as a major administrative hub in Bithynia to produce bronze coinage throughout Septimius Severus's reign. The city had long rivaled Nicomedia for regional primacy, and the volume and variety of its civic bronze issues under Severus reflect that competitive civic identity — municipalities paid for the privilege of minting, and the output was a direct index of local wealth and ambition.
At 16mm and 2.34g, this falls toward the lighter end of the Nicaean bronze spectrum for this reign, suggesting later production when metal economy may have been a factor.