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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche of Nicomedia enthroned to the left, depicted in full figure upon an ornate throne. She holds a miniature columned temple with eight columns in her extended hands, symbolizing the city's neocorate status and its role as a guardian of the imperial cult. At her feet, a galley with rowers is rendered in the lower field, referencing Nicomedia's maritime importance on the Propontis. The reverse legend encircles the composition in Greek, proclaiming the Nicomedians' twice-awarded neocorate honour. The overall composition reflects the civic pride and religious prestige of Nicomedia as a leading metropolis of Bithynia. |
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Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ — temple-warden — was fiercely contested among Bithynian cities during the Severan period. The ΔΙϹ, marking twice-neokoros status, reflects Nicomedia's success in securing a second imperial cult temple, a honor granted by Rome as political currency and one the city wielded aggressively against its longtime rival Nicaea, which held competing neokoros privileges throughout the same period.