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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, portrayed with youthful features in the provincial style. The radiate crown is rendered with pronounced points. A circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal view of a hexastyle temple set on a stepped podium, depicted with six columns supporting an entablature and a triangular pediment decorated with a wreath motif and a globe at its apex. The architectural rendering is precise, with the colonnade clearly delineated. The civic ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed in the field to either side of and below the temple, within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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