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Æ20 - Tiberius ΕΠΙ ΠΟΠΛΙΟΥ ΟΥΙΤΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ, Μ (Ε)ΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 17-19 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Greek inscription arranged in horizontal lines across the die, naming the proconsul Publius Vitellius as issuing authority and identifying the coin as a civic issue of the Nicomedians. The legend is distributed both within the field and around the periphery of the coin. The surface shows typical patination and wear consistent with circulation, with some areas of legend weakness due to the irregular flan and die striking. No figurative imagery is present; the reverse is purely epigraphic in character. |
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Publius Vitellius served as proconsul of Bithynia under Tiberius, and his tenure — bracketed roughly between 17 and 19 AD — coincided with the controversial eastern command of Germanicus, whose sudden death in Antioch in 19 AD triggered a senatorial investigation reaching into provincial administrations across the region. Vitellius was the father of the future emperor Aulus Vitellius, who would reign briefly and catastrophically in 69 AD during the Year of the Four Emperors.