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Æ27 - Septimius Severus ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Fulvia Plautilla, empress and wife of Caracalla, facing right, with elaborately coiffed hair arranged in waves and gathered at the nape. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage. A circular legend surrounds the effigy, reading ΦΟΥΛ ΠΛΑΥΤΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒ, identifying her as Fulvia Plautilla Augusta. A dotted border frames the entire obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia, the personification of concord, depicted standing to the left in flowing robes. She holds a patera in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm, symbols of abundance and civic harmony. At her feet to the left stands a small altar. The reverse legend ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, meaning 'Concord of the Nicaeans', encircles the type, reflecting the city of Nicaea's civic pride and loyalty expressed through its provincial bronze coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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