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| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Weight | 11.09 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Vespasian facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The effigy displays the characteristic mature features of Vespasian with a laurel wreath crown. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait field, reading dedication to Emperor Caesar Augustus Vespasian by the Nicomedians. The coin exhibits a dark olive-brown patina with areas of green encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΩ ΝΙΚ (Translation: to Emperor Caesar Augustus Vespasian, the Nicomedians) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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