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Æ29 - Caracalla ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The emperor is depicted on horseback advancing to the left, raising his right hand in a gesture of salutation or address, while holding a transverse sceptre in his left hand. The horse is shown at a walking or prancing pace. The composition reflects standard imperial equestrian iconography as employed by Bithynian civic mints. The reverse legend ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, proclaiming Nicomedia's status as a twice-granted neocorate city, encircles the design. |
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| Mintage | ND (198-217) |
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Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ — "twice temple warden" — was fiercely contested among the cities of Bithynia. The designation, awarded by Rome and inscribed on civic coinage as a mark of imperial favor, reflected a city's right to maintain a temple of the imperial cult. Nicomedia held the distinction twice over, a status it advertised aggressively against its longtime rival Nicaea, and the rivalry between the two cities for precedence played out partly through exactly this kind of provincial bronze issue.