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Æ34 - Nero ΕΠΙ Μ ΤΑΡΚΥΙΤΙΟΥ ΠΡΕΙΣΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΩΝΟΣ ΑΝΘΥΠΑ, ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩ (inscribed on cista)
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 56-59 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (56-59) |
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Tarcuitius Priscus served as proconsul of Bithynia-Pontus under Nero, and his name appearing so prominently on a civic bronze issue from Nicaea reflects the city's calculated investment in flattering Roman officials with lasting epigraphic honors. Nicaea was in long-standing rivalry with Nicomedia over provincial primacy, and courting influential governors was practical politics.
The spelling ΤΑΡΚΥΙΤΙΟΥ renders the Latin *Tarquitius* — a name with Republican-era associations that surfaces rarely in the imperial period.