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Æ25 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left, his semi-draped figure depicted in a majestic seated pose upon an ornate throne. In his extended right hand he holds a patera, while his left hand grasps a long vertical sceptre rising to the upper field. The city ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed in the field, identifying this as a civic issue of Nicaea in Bithynia. The rendering is consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (Translation: of the Nicaeans) |
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Nicaea held unusual administrative importance within Bithynia — it had been the provincial capital before Nicomedia displaced it under Diocletian, and civic bronze issues like this one reflect the city's ongoing competition with its rival for prestige and imperial favor. Under Severus Alexander, that rivalry played out partly through the volume and quality of local bronze coinage, each city effectively advertising its loyalty.
Severus Alexander's thirteen-year reign produced a dense output of provincial bronzes across Bithynia, making die attribution the primary tool for narrowing provenance within the series.