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Æ31 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 20.94 g |
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| Obverse description | Radiate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, seen from the front, with the radiate crown and military cuirass rendered in typical provincial style. The emperor's effigy is set within a dotted border, with the Greek legend disposed around the periphery. The portrait displays the characteristic bearded features of Septimius Severus, with the radiate crown signifying divine or quasi-divine status as customary on provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π Ϲ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus) |
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Nicomedia's claim to the title ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ — "twice temple warden" — was hard-won through direct imperial negotiation, the city having lobbied aggressively against rival Nicaea for the right to host a second imperial cult. The designation on this coin is as much a civic boast as a religious one, advertising Nicomedia's privileged standing within the province of Bithynia-Pontus at a moment when Severus was consolidating loyalties across the eastern cities following his victory in the civil wars of 193–197.