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Æ24 - Antoninus Pius ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, depicted with characteristic short beard and neatly combed hair in the imperial portrait style of the Antonine period. The effigy fills the central field of the flan, rendered in moderate relief typical of provincial bronze coinage. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait, running from the upper left to the lower right of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Turreted Tyche, personification of the city of Nicomedia, seated left upon a garlanded throne or base, holding ears of corn in her extended right hand and resting her left arm upon a cornucopia. A ship's prow is depicted at her feet to the left, symbolising the city's maritime importance. The reverse legend in Greek identifying Nicomedia as metropolis encircles the composition. |
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