Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ28 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#73493 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Frontal view of a tetrastyle or octastyle temple set upon a stepped podium, with eight columns supporting an entablature and triangular pediment; a pellet appears within the pediment as a decorative or symbolic element. The architectural rendering is typical of neocorate coinage from Bithynia, commemorating the imperial cult temple at Nicomedia. The Greek civic legend encircles the field, proudly proclaiming the city's twice-granted neocorate status. Steps are visible at the base of the podium, and the overall composition emphasizes the monumental character of the sanctuary. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ (Translation: of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ — "twice temple warden" — was a fiercely political distinction, earned through the establishment of two imperial cult temples and jealously defended against rival Bithynian cities, particularly Nicaea, in a civic prestige war that ran through the Severan period and beyond. The designation on this coin is not decorative; it was a formal honor granted by Rome and advertised on bronze coinage precisely because that coinage circulated locally, where the rivalry was felt.