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Hemissarion - Caracalla Nicaea
| Issuer | Nicaea |
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| Year | 201-203 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla facing right, depicted as a young prince. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The Greek legend encircles the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tetrastyle temple depicted in frontal elevation, with four columns supporting a prominent peaked triangular pediment and resting upon a three-stepped podium (crepidoma). Globules are visible within the intercolumniations of the naos. The civic ethnic legend NIKAIEΩN arcs around the design in the field. |
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