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Æ16 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in the typical provincial style of Bithynian coinage. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic features with short cropped hair. The Greek imperial titulature legend surrounds the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A cista mystica depicted centrally, from which an erect serpent rises and curves to the right, a motif closely associated with Dionysiac and mystery cult symbolism common in Bithynian civic coinage. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is inscribed in the field to the left, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea. The design is rendered in the compact, bold style characteristic of small provincial bronze issues of the Severan period. |
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| Mint | Nicaea (Bithynia) |
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