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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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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of the city's fortune, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left. In her right hand she holds a ship's rudder, symbolizing the guidance of destiny, while her left hand bears a cornucopia, emblematic of abundance and civic prosperity. The design is a standard civic type employed widely by Bithynian mints under the Severan dynasty. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ encircles the field, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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Nicaea was one of the most prolific civic minting authorities in Bithynia under the Severan dynasty, producing a wide range of bronze denominations for local circulation while Rome itself focused on silver and gold. The city's coins circulated within a regional economy that had little use for imperial precious metal issues in everyday transactions.
The broad date range reflects the full span of Septimius Severus's reign — he came to power after defeating his rivals in the Year of the Five Emperors, a civil war that ended at the Battle of Lugdunum in 197 AD.