Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ

Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ — "temple warden" — was a hard-won piece of civic prestige, granted by Rome as recognition of an imperial cult. The city held the honor earlier than most of its Bithynian rivals, and coins invoking it were less currency than civic argument, circulated proof of standing in the perpetual status competition between Greek cities of the eastern provinces.

This issue falls within the co-reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, the first time Rome had operated under two simultaneous Augusti.