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Æ20 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ (or ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ) ΔΙϹ ΝΕ (Κ)
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Frontal view of a tetrastyle or octastyle temple façade with eight columns, rendered in detailed architectural perspective, with a globe or acroterion prominently displayed within the triangular pediment. The structure likely represents the civic temple of Nicomedia, associated with the city's neocorate status. The surrounding Greek legend references the Nicomedians and their twice-granted neocorate honor, with the inscription distributed across the field and below the temple in the exergue. The die engraving reflects the ambitious civic pride of Nicomedia as a leading city of Bithynia. |
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Nicomedia held the title of "twice neokoros" — custodian of the imperial cult, twice granted — a status cities in the eastern provinces competed for aggressively, as it brought prestige, pilgrims, and tax revenue. The ΔΙϹ ΝΕ in the legend abbreviates this distinction. Severus Alexander's reign saw continued investment in civic coinage across Bithynia, and Nicomedia's output under him is well-documented, though die linkage studies suggest relatively small individual issue runs.