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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 10.85 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in the characteristic provincial style of Bithynian mint-workers. The emperor's portrait displays his well-known forked beard and strong facial features. The Greek imperial titulature legend encircles the bust, reading from upper left around the field. |
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| Reverse description | Turreted and draped bust of Tyche, the city goddess and personification of Nicaea's fortune, facing right. The turreted crown, a hallmark of civic Tyche imagery in provincial Greek coinage, rests upon her head, symbolizing the city walls and the prosperity of Nicaea. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is inscribed in the field around the bust, identifying the issuing civic authority. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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