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Æ21 - Claudius ΠΑΣΙΔΙΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΡΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΠΟ, ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΣ, ΝΕΙΚ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 50 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of the Emperor Claudius facing right, rendered in the Roman provincial tradition with a naturalistic portrait showing the characteristic features of the emperor. The bust is lightly draped at the shoulder. A Greek imperial legend encircles the portrait within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Within the central field, the word ΑΝΘΥ / ΠΑΤΟΣ (proconsul) is inscribed in two lines above a large monogram of ΝΕΙΚ (an abbreviation for Nicaea), formed by the interlaced letters Ν, Ε, Ι, and Κ. A circular Greek legend naming the local magistrate Pasidienus Firmus, patron of the city, runs around the periphery within a beaded border, attesting to the civic authority under whose auspices the coin was issued. |
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| Mintage | ND (50) |
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