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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, with short curled beard rendered in the emperor's characteristic style. The portrait displays strong facial features with deeply cut details typical of provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period. The circumferential Greek legend runs around the bust within the coin's irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to left, depicted semi-draped, holding a patera in his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his left; an eagle stands at his feet to the left, facing right in an attitude of veneration. The throne is rendered as a high-backed seat with decorative legs visible beneath the figure. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed in the field around the central type, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea in Bithynia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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