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| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 161-162 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius facing right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, depicted from the rear in the characteristic Antonine three-quarter back view. The imperial legend surrounds the effigy in Greek characters along the outer field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Radiate bust of Helios facing right, draped, with prominent solar rays emanating from the crown in the typical Hellenistic divine portrait style. The ethnic legend of the city of Nicaea is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority. The execution reflects the local provincial workshop style of Bithynian bronze coinage. |
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