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| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Weight | 7.32 g |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, depicted in three-quarter front view. The radiate crown projects with pointed rays, and the paludamentum is visible over the cuirass, rendered in the provincial workshop style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. A Greek legend encircles the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Γ ΠΟΥΒ ΛΙΚ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ ΑΥ (Translation: G Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A rectangular prize tablet occupies the central field, inscribed with the contest name and bearing three agonistic crowns, each adorned with a pair of upright palm fronds symbolising victory. The composition is a standard provincial agonistic type commemorating sacred games held at Nicaea. The encircling Greek legend identifies the issuing city and the specific contest celebrated. |
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