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Æ24 - Maximinus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

Issuer	Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year	235-238
Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus I Thrax facing right, portrayed three-quarter from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and the cuirass rendered in detail. The emperor's characteristic broad features and short beard are depicted in the provincial style. The encircling Greek legend names the emperor with his full titulature distributed around the bust.
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Reverse description	A female deity, tentatively identified as Nemesis, seated on a throne to the left, holding what appears to be a patera in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left; beside the throne, a wheel is depicted in the field, serving as an attribute of Nemesis. The reverse type follows standard provincial iconographic conventions for the mint of Nicaea in Bithynia. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ appears in the field.
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