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Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, the effigy rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian coinage. The imperial titulature is inscribed in Greek characters around the periphery within a dotted border. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic beard and strong facial features as employed on civic bronze issues of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Heracles, nude, standing facing with head turned to the left, engaged in combat with the giant Antaeus, whom he lifts from the ground in a powerful wrestling hold — a mythological episode alluding to Heracles' invincibility once Antaeus is deprived of contact with his mother Earth. The figures are rendered in bold relief typical of Bithynian provincial bronzes. The reverse legend, referencing the city's twice-awarded neocorate status, runs around the field within a dotted border. |
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