Æ28 - Septimius Severus ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Iuliopolis was among the smallest and least significant cities in Bithynia, originally a Galatian settlement renamed after Julius Caesar — or possibly Augustus — in a bid for Roman favor that was largely ignored by history. Its civic bronze coinage under Septimius Severus represents one of the thinner series from the province, with very few die pairings documented and surviving specimens genuinely scarce. The city never achieved the civic prominence of Nicaea or Nicomedia, and its output reflects that marginal status.