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Æ20 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 3.58 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Severus Alexander facing right, rendered in the typical provincial style of the Bithynian mint. The portrait displays characteristic short curled hair beneath the laurel wreath, with a youthful facial profile consistent with early Severan dynastic iconography. The Greek imperial titulature encircles the bust as a continuous legend in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Sarapis standing facing with head turned to the left, draped in a long chiton and himation, his right hand raised in a gesture of benediction and his left hand firmly grasping a tall sceptre. The syncretic deity is depicted with his characteristic modius headdress atop his head, reflecting the strong Egyptian religious influence prevalent in Bithynian civic coinage of the Severan period. The civic neocorate legend is distributed around the figure in the field. |
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