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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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| Reverse description | Hexastyle temple set upon a stepped podium, its pediment decorated with a central pellet ornament and flanked by acroteria, with columns rendered in perspective. Within the intercolumniation stands the figure of Tyche facing left, holding a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, personifying the fortune and prosperity of the city. The reverse legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, identifying the civic authority of the Nicaeans, appears in the field around the temple. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Nicaea's civic bronze issues under Septimius Severus reflect the city's long-standing rivalry with neighboring Nicomedia, both cities aggressively courting imperial favor through coin production and monumental building during this period. Nicaea held the title of "metropolis" and leveraged it — the volume and variety of bronzes struck in Severus's name here exceeds that of most Bithynian mints combined.
The Severan civil wars of 193–197, which saw Nicaea's broader region drawn into the conflict between Severus, Pescennius Niger, and Clodius Albinus, apparently did little to interrupt the mint's output.