Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Iuliopolis occupied an awkward position in Bithynian geography — a small inland city with civic ambitions outsized for its population, relying heavily on imperial favor to justify its minting activity. Issues under Septimius Severus represent the city's most productive bronze series, likely tied to the administrative reorganization that followed the civil wars of 193–197, when demonstrable loyalty to the Severan cause translated directly into municipal privileges.

The city's name itself derived from Julius Caesar, claimed through a foundation myth of questionable historicity.