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Æ28 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia, the personification of civic concord, seated to the left on a throne, rendered in flowing drapery with folds clearly delineated. She extends a patera in her right hand and holds a long sceptre upright in her left. The figure occupies the central field with the ethnic legend of the Nicaeans disposed around the periphery, enclosed within a dotted border. |
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Nicaea was one of the most competitive civic minting centers in Bithynia, and coins struck under Septimius Severus reflect the city's aggressive pursuit of imperial favor during his reign. Severus reorganized provincial administration significantly after the civil wars of 193, and Bithynian cities were quick to align themselves with the new dynasty through their bronze issues.
The reference V.2#77160 places this within a well-documented but numerically large series. Nicaea's municipal bronzes of this period are common as a type but show considerable die variation.