RPC VI, 1298 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1298 (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 Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝ(Ε)ΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ΝΟΒΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ (or ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝΠΡΟϹ) ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Reverse design Zeus standing, left, holding patera and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6
Reference Mouchmov 1404, AMNG 1896–7, HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.1.8-10
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 281 AMNG 1897.1
2 2     V: GR 08131 AMNG 1896.2
3 3     Bucharest AMNG 1896.1
4 4     AMNG 1897.2
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 282, 14 Oct. 2021, lot 3284
9 9     HHJ Nicopolis 8.26.4.1.9
10 10     Savoca Coins Blue 158th Blue, 11 - 12 Mar. 2023, lot 705