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Æ17 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | A serpent coiled upon itself with head erect and facing left, occupying the central field of the coin. The serpent type is a well-attested civic symbol on Nicaean bronze coinage, associated with the cult of Asclepius or local religious tradition. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is inscribed around the reverse field, identifying the issuing city. The overall die work is characteristic of the provincial hammered bronzes struck at Nicaea during the Severan period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (Translation: of the Nicaeans) |
| Edge | Plain |
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