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Æ23 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΤΙϹΤ (?) ΝΙΚΑΙΕΙϹ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Weight | 5.55 g |
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| Obverse description | Bearded, bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus facing right, draped in paludamentum and cuirass, with characteristic thick curly hair rendered in the provincial style. The emperor's portrait displays a full beard consistent with Antonine-era iconography. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs along the outer border of the flan. The overall style reflects the hand of a competent provincial die-cutter working within the Bithynian civic coinage tradition. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle temple with four columns depicted in elevation, enclosing a standing cult statue of Dionysus nude, facing left, holding a cantharus in his extended right hand and a filleted thyrsus in his left. The architectural rendering features a triangular pediment above the colonnade, typical of Bithynian civic reverse types celebrating local religious sanctuaries. The legend is distributed in the field around the temple, referencing the city of Nicaea as founder. The composition reflects the pride of the city in its Dionysiac cult and civic identity. |
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