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Æ18 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩ (Ο) ΝΕΙΚΟ (ΗΔΕΙΑϹ)
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 175-177 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare-headed bust of Commodus, draped in cuirass and paludamentum, facing right and seen from the front. The portrait captures the prince's adolescent features with fine detail characteristic of provincial Bithynian die engraving. A circular Greek legend surrounds the bust within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A hippocamp (sea-horse) depicted in profile moving to the right, its equine forebody merging into a coiled, fish-like tail below, rendered with bold relief characteristic of Nicomedian provincial bronzes. Undulating wave lines in the exergual field suggest the marine setting. The Greek civic legend of Nicomedia is inscribed in two lines in the lower field, within a dotted border. |
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