Æ24 - Maximinus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

Nicaea's civic bronzes of the 230s were issued under the framework of Greek imperial coinage — local mints producing in their own name while acknowledging the reigning emperor. Maximinus Thrax, who seized power in 235 after the murder of Severus Alexander, was unusual in never once visiting Rome during his three-year reign, governing entirely from military camps along the northern frontiers.

His provincial issues from Bithynian cities like Nicaea are consequently among the few material traces of his administration in the Greek-speaking east.