RPC VI, 1278 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1278 (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 ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑ ΝΟΒ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Edition ὑπατείας Νοβίου Ῥούφου Νικοπολιτῶν πρός Ἴστρον ὑπα(τείας) Νοβ(ίου) Ῥούφου Νικοπολιτῶν πρός Ἴστρον
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Novius Rufus of the Nicopolitans by the Danube
Reverse design serpent coiled with radiate head, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.55 g
Axis 12
Reference Mouchmov 1408, AMNG 1997,HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.22.10
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 869 AMNG 1997.2 = Mi S, II, 159, 654
2 2     B: L.1906 AMNG 1997.1
3 3     NY: 1997.32.172
4 4     Varbanov 1, 3883
5 5     Wildwinds
6 6     ✸ Aphrodite Art Coins G13, 3 Aug. 2025, lot 384 = Aphrodite Art Coins G3, 19 Oct. 2024, lot 708
7 7     Savoca Coins Blue 259th Weekly Blue, 15 Mar. 2025, lot 263