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Æ27 - Septimius Severus ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΙΑ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΙΑ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (Translation: the Philadelphian games of the Nicaeans) |
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Nicaea's civic bronze coinage under Septimius Severus reflects the city's determined cultivation of imperial favor during a reign that began in civil war. Severus defeated three rival claimants between 193 and 197, and provincial cities that demonstrated early loyalty — through embassies, dedications, and coin issues flattering the new dynasty — stood to gain in status and privileges. Nicaea was in direct competition with neighboring Nicomedia for primacy in Bithynia, a rivalry that played out partly through the prestige of civic coin production.