Æ23 - Gordian III ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

Nicaea was one of the most prolific civic minting authorities in Bithynia under Gordian III, producing a dense series of bronze issues across his six-year reign. The city's output reflects its status as a major administrative center — it had been the seat of the provincial governor and would later host the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD. Whether this particular reverse type was issued to mark a specific occasion or simply to meet local transactional demand is not recorded, but Nicaean bronzes of this period circulated heavily and survivors with intact surfaces are increasingly scarce.