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Assarion - Severus Alexander as Caesar ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea |
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| Year | 221-222 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Severus Alexander as Caesar facing right, portrayed as a youth with short curly hair rendered in fine detail. The neck and shoulder show a paludamentum fastened with a fibula, indicating his imperial rank. The circumferential Greek legend reads Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟС Κ, identifying him as Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar. The portrait is set within a beaded border typical of provincial bronze coinage of Bithynia. The style reflects the provincial workshop of Nicaea in the early third century AD. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ (Translation: of Nicaea) |
| Edge | Plain |
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