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Æ19 - Septimius Severus ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 4.48 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Fulvia Plautilla, Augusta and wife of Caracalla, facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and drawn back in the characteristic Severan style with braided waves. The effigy is rendered in provincial style with the circular Greek legend surrounding the portrait in the field. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower edge, with drapery folds rendered in low relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΦΟΥ ΠΛΑΥΤΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Translation: Fulvia Plautilla Augusta) |
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Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ — "temple warden" — was a point of fierce civic rivalry among Bithynian cities under Roman rule. The ΔΙϹ designation marks this as a double neokorate, acknowledging two imperial cult temples, a status Nicomedia lobbied for aggressively against Nicaea, its perpetual competitor for provincial primacy. Septimius Severus, consolidating support across the eastern provinces after defeating Pescennius Niger, was generous in confirming and granting such honors to cities that had backed him.