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Æ20 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 4.71 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Septimius Severus facing right, portrayed with characteristic short beard and strong imperial features. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage of the Severan period. A dotted border encircles the field. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia standing facing, head turned to left, draped in long chiton and himation, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. The figure is rendered in the standing frontal manner characteristic of Bithynian civic bronzes, symbolizing civic concord. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ appears in the field around the figure. A dotted border is visible on the flan edge. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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