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Æ17 - Antoninus Pius ΜΗΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Central type depicting a crescent with horns pointing upward, surmounted by a rayed star set within the curve of the crescent, a civic symbol closely associated with Nicomedia as metropolis of Bithynia. The design is contained within the central field, with the encircling legend identifying the city's proud title as first metropolis of the province. The type is characteristic of Nicomedian civic bronze issues of the Antonine period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΗΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙ (Translation: of Nicomedia, metropolis and first) |
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