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Æ23 - Marcus Aurelius ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Lucius Verus facing right, with curly hair and short beard rendered in the typical Antonine style. The portrait is boldly struck in high relief, displaying characteristic physiognomic features of the co-emperor. The Greek imperial legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟ ϹΕΒ |
| Reverse description | Nude Aphrodite (Venus Pudica type) standing facing, her head turned to the right, modestly covering her breasts with her raised right hand and her pudenda with her lowered left hand. The figure is rendered in the classical Hellenistic tradition, evoking the Capitoline Venus type. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea, within a beaded border. |
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