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Æ28 - Marcus Aurelius ΝΙΚΑΙΑ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of the Nymph Nicaea, personification of the city, facing right, wearing a turreted crown symbolising her role as city-goddess and an ivy wreath entwined about her head, attributes referencing both civic authority and the Dionysiac associations of the region. The figure is rendered in the competent but unpretentious style characteristic of Bithynian provincial bronzes of the Antonine period. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΑ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. The reverse surface is heavily worn and patinated, with the design partially obscured by corrosion. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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