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Æ29 - Commodus ΝΙΚΑΙΕωΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 184-190 |
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| Weight | 13.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Commodus facing right, the effigy rendered in the typical provincial style of Bithynian civic coinage. The imperial titulature legend reads Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ΚΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ, disposed around the portrait in the field. The die work reflects the local engraving tradition of the Nicaean mint, with characteristic broad flan treatment. |
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| Reverse description | Turreted and draped bust of the Nymph Nicaea, eponymous deity of the city, facing right and adorned with an ivy wreath, presented in the distinctive civic iconographic tradition of Bithynian bronze coinage. The bust is rendered with visible drapery folds at the shoulder, reflecting the local artistic style. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is disposed around the field, identifying the issuing civic authority. The type evokes the city's mythological foundation and its reverence for its patron nymph. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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