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Æ29 - Marcus Aurelius οΜοΝοΙΑ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus, draped in cuirass and paludamentum, facing right, with his characteristic thick curly hair rendered in high relief. The portrait displays the emperor's broad features and full beard typical of his coinage. A Greek imperial legend encircles the bust in the field, reading from upper left around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙ |
| Reverse description | The personification of Homonoia (Concord) seated to the left upon a high-backed throne, wearing a kalathos (modius) upon her head and rendered in flowing drapery. In her extended right hand she holds a patera over a flaming altar, while her left arm supports a large cornucopia, symbols of concordance and abundance. The reverse legend naming the city of Nikaia (Nicaea) is distributed in the field around the central type. |
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