RPC VI, 1269 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1269 (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 ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped 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 river god reclining, right, with water flowing behind him, holding reed; at his feet, prow, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 15.87 g
Axis 12
Reference Mouchmov 1441, AMNG 1951,HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.32.2
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 872 AMNG 1951.1
2 2     Sofia AMNG 1951.2
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Savoca 38th Silver, 2 Nov. 2019, lot 165