RPC VI, 1238 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1238 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Nicopolis ad Istrum
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Flavius Novius Rufus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΝΟΒΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Edition ὑπ(ατείας) Νοβίου Ῥούφου Νικοπολιτῶν πρός Ἴστρον
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Novius Rufus of the Nicopolitans by the Danube
Reverse design inscription within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.93 g
Axis 12
Reference HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.54.4, Mouchmov 1426, AMNG 2010, Cop 285
Specimens 13 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: L1906 AMNG 2010.3
1 1     HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.54.4
2 2     Cop: 285 = AMNG 2010.2
3 3     Bucharest AMNG 2010.1
4 4     Sofia AMNG 2010.4
5 5     Agora 89, 23 March 2021, lot 84
6 6     AMNG 2010.5
7 7     CGT coll. = Naville Auction 52, 22 Sept. 2019, lot 150
8 8     CNG 158, Feb. 2007, 134
9 9     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 282, 14 Oct. 2021, lot 3291
10 10     Naville Numismatics 48, 7 April 2019, lot 115
11 11     Savoca 32nd Silver, 14 April 2019, lot 182
12 12     Savoca Coins Blue 158th Blue, 11 - 12 Mar. 2023, lot 702