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Æ27 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from a rear three-quarter perspective, emphasising the military paludamentum and armour. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage of the Severan period. The obverse legend encircles the bust, identifying the emperor by his full titulature in Greek characters. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Nicaea's civic bronze output under Severus Alexander was prolific — the city leveraged its status as one of Bithynia's two dominant urban centers to maintain an active local mint throughout his reign. The reference VI#3162 places this within a well-documented series, though die matches across the type reveal considerable variation in flan preparation, with many specimens showing characteristic edge cracks from unevenly cooled blanks.