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Æ17 - Commodus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Uitgever | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 177-192 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Bronze |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | ΚΑΙϹ(?) ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ (Translation: Caesar Commodus) |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (Translation: of the Nicaeans) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Nicaea was among the most politically assertive cities in Bithynia during the second century, locked in a prolonged rivalry with Nicomedia over which city held the title of regional metropolis. Municipal bronze issues like this one were part of that competition — civic coinage functioned as a form of institutional self-promotion, and the volume and quality of a city's issues under a given emperor signaled its relationship with Rome.
Commodus's reign saw a marked expansion of provincial bronze production across Asia Minor, partly because the emperor's erratic engagement with the senate pushed cities to cultivate direct imperial favor through visible loyalty.