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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙ/ΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Caracalla as Caesar facing right, depicted in youthful style with short curled hair. The effigy is rendered in typical provincial workshop style, with drapery visible at the truncation. The Greek imperial legend encircles the bust within a dotted border, reading Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left, his body draped, extending his right hand to present a patera and resting his left hand upon a tall sceptre held vertically at his side. The figure is rendered in the classical tradition common to Bithynian provincial coinage. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙ/ΕΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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