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Æ24 - Macrianus and Quietus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ, ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 260-261 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the usurper emperor Macrianus facing right, depicted frontally with the radiate crown's spikes clearly projecting outward. The effigy presents the emperor in military attire, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder visible beneath the cuirass. A circular Greek legend encircles the portrait field, partially legible on this heavily worn specimen. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia type reverse depicting two fish traps or wicker basket-like objects placed symmetrically on either side of a central lighted altar with flames rising from its top, alluding to the commercial and civic concord between the cities of Nicaea and Byzantium. The composition is rendered in a provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage of the mid-third century. The encircling Greek legend references both civic communities and their union. The overall type is a rare alliance (homonoia) issue struck to celebrate the concordia between Nicaea and Byzantium. |
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