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Æ33 - Septimius Severus ϹΕΥΟΥΗΡΟΥ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥΟΝΤΟϹ Ο ΚΟϹΜΟϹ ΕΥΤΥΧΙ ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΙ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙϹ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΙ
| Issuer | Nicomedia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a purely epigraphic design, with the entire field occupied by a six-line Greek inscription arranged horizontally across the coin's surface. The text proclaims the prosperity of the universe under Severus's reign and celebrates Nicomedia's status as a twice-neocorate city, a prestigious religious honor indicating the city hosted two imperial cult temples. The inscription is framed by a dotted border running along the coin's periphery. This type of purely textual reverse is characteristic of certain Bithynian civic issues, emphasizing the city's religious and political standing within the Roman imperial framework. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ϹΕΥΟΥΗΡΟΥ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥΟΝΤΟϹ Ο ΚΟϹΜΟϹ ΕΥΤΥΧΙ ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΙ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙϹ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΙ (Translation: under the reign of Severus, the universe prospers, blessed are the Nicomedians, twice neocorate) |
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