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Æ26 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩΚο ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 175-177 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare-headed bust of Commodus facing right, draped in paludamentum and cuirass, with characteristically thick curly hair rendered in high relief. The obverse legend reads Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΟΜοΔοϹ Κ, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait reflects the early Severan-era provincial die-cutting style typical of Nicomedian civic coinage, with strong facial modelling and naturalistic rendering of military dress. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted standing facing right in the field, his body rendered in a relaxed contrapposto pose with his right hand resting on his hip. His left arm leans upon a knotted serpent-entwined staff (the caduceus of Asclepius), which rises vertically beside him. The reverse circular legend ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩΚο ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔ identifies the issuing city as Nicomedia, metropolis and neokoros, rendered in Greek characters around the periphery. The type reflects the strong civic pride of Nicomedia and its association with healing cult worship. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩΚο ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔ |
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