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Æ21 - Severus Alexander ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ
| Uitgever | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 222-235 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Bronze |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Standing figure of Nemesis-Dikaiosyne depicted facing, with head turned to the left, rendered in the syncretic style common to Bithynian civic coinage. The deity holds a pair of scales in one hand and a measuring rod in the other, emblematic of divine justice and retribution. At her feet rests a wheel, the attribute of Nemesis symbolizing the turning of fate. The reverse legend encircles the type, proclaiming Nicomedia's prestigious status as a thrice-neocorate city. The overall composition reflects the civic pride of Nicomedia as a leading centre of the imperial cult in the province of Bithynia et Pontus. |
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| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | ND (222-235) |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Nicomedia's claim to the title ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ — "thrice temple-warden" — was hard-won and politically charged. The city had long competed with Nicaea for primacy in Bithynia, and each imperial cult neocorate grant was as much a weapon in that rivalry as it was an honor from Rome. Nicomedia secured its third neocorate under Caracalla, giving it a standing advantage it pressed relentlessly in civic coinage throughout the Severan period.
Under Severus Alexander the title continued to appear prominently on local bronzes, the city extracting maximum prestige from an honor it had no intention of letting be forgotten.