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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, portrayed in three-quarter view from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the cuirass. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters. |
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| Mintage | ND (222-235) |
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Nicaea's civic bronze issues under Severus Alexander fall within one of the more prolific periods of Greek Imperial coinage from Bithynia, when the city was actively competing with Nicomedia for regional prestige. That rivalry played out partly through monumental building — Nicaea's famous walls were already standing — and partly through the volume and quality of locally sanctioned coinage. The VI#3212 reference places this within a well-documented but large series, so individual die studies remain the more useful tool for precise attribution.