Æ27 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ

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.