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Æ31 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Geta facing left, depicted in three-quarter view from the front, with detailed scale armor (lorica squamata) visible on the chest and shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage, with the laureate wreath clearly articulated around the head. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Sarapis standing facing with head turned to the left, his right hand raised in a gesture of benediction and his left hand grasping a tall sceptre. At his feet to one side stands a small lighted altar, an attribute commonly associated with the syncretic cult of Sarapis in the eastern provinces. The reverse type reflects the widespread veneration of Sarapis in Bithynia during the Severan period. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Nicaea. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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