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!
Æ29 - Nero ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ ΧΙΛΩΝΟΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΥ, ΝΕ ΙΚ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 54-55 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| 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) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Dionysus standing facing, his head turned slightly, holding a cantharus in his right hand and a thyrsus in his left, set upon or above an elephant's head at the base. The figure is rendered in a schematic provincial style with drapery falling loosely from the shoulders. A Greek inscription surrounds the type in the field, recording the name and title of the procurator Junius Chilo, and the ethnic abbreviation of Nicaea. The reverse type reflects the city's Dionysiac religious associations. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Junius Chilo served as imperial procurator of Bithynia under Nero in the early 50s AD, and his name appearing on this civic bronze places it among the earliest issues of the reign — likely struck within months of Nero's accession in October 54. Procurators with minting authority in the eastern provinces operated with considerable local autonomy at this stage, before Nero's administration tightened its grip on provincial governance. Nicaea and its rival Nicomedia competed aggressively for imperial favor throughout the first century, and the prompt inclusion of the new emperor's name on local coinage was a deliberate political signal.