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Æ17 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic short beard associated with Severan iconography. The obverse legend is disposed around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his imperial titles. The flan is irregular and the surface shows the characteristic patination of a hammered provincial bronze. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus) |
| Reverse description | Hygieia, goddess of health, standing right, extending a patera in her right hand from which a serpent coils upward to feed. The figure is rendered in the conventional provincial style, with the serpent — a traditional attribute of Hygieia — forming a prominent compositional element. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is disposed around the field, attributing the issue to the civic mint of Nicaea. The reverse type reflects the city's longstanding association with healing deities in its coinage iconography. |
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