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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar to right, viewed from the front, with youthful features and curly hair rendered in typical provincial style. The obverse legend Λ ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (Lucius Septimius Geta Caesar) runs along the periphery. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show characteristic patination of a provincial bronze issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | Λ ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (Translation: Lucius Septimius Geta Caesar) |
| Reverse description | Demeter standing facing, head turned to left, veiled, depicted in full-length robes in classical provincial style. She holds ears of grain in her extended right hand and rests her left hand upon a lighted torch set to the ground. The reverse legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (of the Nicaeans) appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea in Bithynia. |
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