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Moesia Inferior - Nicopolis ad Istrum
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Septimius Severus, AE18, 193-211, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis ad Istrum
AV K LI-CE CEVHPOC
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
NIKOPOLIT PRO CI
Tetrastyle temple with peaked roof, Asklepios' staff within
17mm x 19mm, 2.73g
Moushmov 1021a var.
Note: The staff in the temple is not well struck. Also, the bust type and
reverse legend are different from Moushmov 1021a (Laureate head right)
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Geta, AE Assarion, 198-209, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum
GETA_C KAICAR
Bare head right
NI_KA_POL_WN
Tetrastyle temple with peaked roof, figure in center
15mm x 16mm, 2.27g
BMC -; Moushmov 1205-1206
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Geta, AE17, 198-209, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis ad Istrum
Λ AVK-ΓETAC
Bare head, draped, cuirassed bust right
NIKOΠOΛITΩNPOC ISTP
Bear head facing
Varbanov 3232
Both coins Ex Tzvetomir Boev, one from Yahoo and one from eBay and both coins appear to have been minted from the same pair of dies
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Macrinus, AE26, 217-218, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum, Claudius
Agrippa as Magistrate
AUT K M OPEL CE_UH MAKRINO C
Laureate head right
VP AGRIPPA
NIKOPOLITWN PRO_C
City gate with three crenelated towers, closed paneled doors
ICTRO in exergue 26mm, 11.62g Varbanov 3345; Moushmov 1234
Ex Malter Galleries, eBay, 2001
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Roman Provincial, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, AE
Tetrasserion, 217-218, Statius Longinus as Magistrate
M OΠEΛ ΔIAΔOVMENIANOC K
Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right
VΠ CTA ΛONΓAINOV-NIKOΠOΛITΩN / ΠP | OC / ICTPΩ
Demeter standing facing, head left, long torch entwined by serpent
in left hand, grain ears in right over open cista mystica from which a
serpent emerges
25mm x 30mm, 12.60g Varbanov 3722; AMNG 1836
Ex David Cannon Collection
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Elagabalus, AE26, Novius Rufus as Magistrate, 218-222, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum
AV K M AVP-ANTWNEINOC
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
VP NOBI OV ROVFOV
NIKO[POLITWN
PROC I C TP] / ON (in left field)
Victory advancing left, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left
26mm x 28mm, 11.66g Moushmov 1387
Ex Vel Garnett Collection
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Elagabalus, AE26, 218-222, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum
AYT K M AVR-ANTWNEINOC
Laureate head right
VP NOBI OV POVFOV
NIKOPOLITWN /
PROC I C (in exergue) / TP / WN (in left field)
Coiled snake right before lit altar
26mm x 27mm, 11.44g
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Elagabalus, AE28, 218-222, Moesia Inferior-Nicopolis ad Istrum, Nobilius
Rufus as magistrate
AYT M AVR-ANTWNEINOC
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
VPA NOB POVFOV
NIKOPLITWN (sic) /
PROC I C (in exergue) / P | O
/ N (across fields)
City
gate with flanking towers, statues of animals surmounting both towers, closed
doors, facing spread quadriga guided by Nike between towers
27mm x 28mm, 12.69g AMNG I 2003
Ex CNG, December 2003
Note: Ray Wilk has another example from this same
pair of dies.
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Gordian III, AE28, 238-244, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis as Istrum, Modestus
as Magistrate
AVT . K . M ANTN-GORDIANOC
AVG
Radiate, cuirassed bust right, aegis on left shoulder, gorgon on
breastplate
VP CA_B MODEC_TOV NIKOPOLEI_T_WN
(ligate) PROC ICTPO
Gordian, radiate, charging on horseback right and brandishing spear
27mm x 28mm, 12.22g
Moushmov 1489 for same reverse type, but different legend
position and Gordian in different dress, obverse laureate, draped bust
right
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Gordian III, AE27, 238-244, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis as Istrum, Modestus
as Magistrate
AVT K M ANTW-GORDIANOC
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
VP CAB MODECTOV NIKOPOLEITWN
City gate with two
towers with conical roofs, no doors, four ramparts between towers
CICTPON
in exergue
26mm x 27mm, 10.92g
Moushmov 1496
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Gordian III, AE26, 238-244, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis as Istrum, Modestus
as Magistrate
AVT K M ANTW-GORDIANOC
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
VP CAB MODECT_OV (OV
ligate) NIKOPOLEITWN
(WN ligate)
Tetrastyle temple, horned roof, pellet in pediment, statue of Tyche,
turreted, standing on base in center
PROC ICTP / WN
in exergue
26mm x 28mm, 12.14g
Moushmov 1522
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