Featured Nikopolis ad Istrum

As @dougsmit said, all wonderful coins
A couple of mine that you will obviously be familiar with -

HrHJ. 8.23.35.19 - Aequitas ( bottom coin )

HrHJ. 8.23.43.08 - Youthful river god

HrHJ ? - Apollo holding patera over plain altar in R/H & olive branch in L/H ( I couldn't find the cuirassed bust in your gallery ? )

 

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Gorgeous!

 

Dear tenbobbit!

Nice coins. I love the one with the river god.

Of your Apollo 2 types are listed. They have the same obv. and rev. Only the legend break on the rev. is a bit different:
(1) HrHJ (2018) 8.23.7.8 VP CTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC / I C
(2) HrHJ (2018) 8.23.7.9 VP CTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PRO / CIC

Because sometimes the numbers have changed from edition to edition it is better to add the year of edition to the reference.

Best regards

 

@Ancient Aussie has a fantastic architectural reverse with the same obverse die as this modest river god reverse:


MOESIA INFERIOR. Nikopolis ad Istrum
Elagabalus , CE 218-222
AE 26 mm, 11.1 gm
Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON. River-god reclining right, holding branch; prow at side
Ref: Varbanov 4055
ex Falter Collection, Nature Gods

A couple more from Nikopolis, both with Priapus reverse:


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus
AE 18 mm, 2.8 gm
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ NΠPOCICTPO N, Priapus standing left, drawing back his cloak to expose his phallus, bowl of fruit balanced on phallus, right hand extended pouring from patera
Ref: Varbanov 3811, AMNG 2022 (I own neither of those references and cannot verify the numbers)


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum
Julia Domna, Augusta
AE 22 mm, 4.5 gm
Obv: IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEBAC; draped bust right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT; ithyphallic Priapus standing right
Ref: Varbanov 2858

 

That book is a wonderful piece of dedication. A very good value at $200 as it shows the work involved was a labor of love. A treasure you should be proud of.

I have a copy of John Walkers book A Catalogue of the Arab-Byzantine And Post-Reform Umaid Coins given to me from a friend. It was published in 1956, much of the work is dated, but it was my first hands on copy of any Arab-Byz and post reform research. I still value it. Originals are quite expensive. Same thing for my first copy of Sjouth (sic.) regarding Chinese cash coinage.

We are very fortunate to live at a time that has seen an explosion of research and publication of so many areas of numismatic publication.

Happy Holidays to all.

 

The last edition of Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov, Nicopolis ad Istrum, is from 2018. It is in English, DIN A4, Hardcover, b/w, and contains more than 2500 different types, all depicted and described. The actual prize is €120 + shipping. You can get it from me hjhoeft@t-online.de It needs some time because it is printed on demand.

Best regards

 

A Family Coin from Nikopolis!

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Caracalla & Geta, AD 198-201
AE 26, 9.87g, 25.5mm, 225°
struck under governor Ovinius Tertullus
obv. AV.K.M.AVR.ANTWNINOC.K.L.CEP /.KAI GETAC (above G of GETAC a small c!)
The confronting busts of Caracalla as Augustus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Geta as Caesar, draped, bare-headed, l.
rev. VPA OOV TERTVLLOV.NIKOPOLIT[WN / PROC I]
Bearded emperor (Severus) in military cloak and boots, stg. frontal, kooking. l., resting with raised l. hand on spear and holding in extended r. hand small Nike
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1624 (1 ex., München)
b) Varbanov 3197 (R9)
c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2018) 8.20.34.1 corr.
extremely rare (R9, the 2nd known specimen), F+
Pedigree:
ex coll. Tom Cederlind



Small c above G of GETAC not mentioned. Pick has it seen on AMNG 1623. He writes: "The small c naturally belongs to KAI." Then Geta has twice the title CAESAR:
(1) abbreviated as K in K.L.CEP and
(2) as KAIc in ex.
Pick writes "in ex. PROC I". But here and on the depicted coin in HrHJ (2018) the ex. seems to be outside the flan.

This is the only coin from Nikopolis showing the entire Severan Family (without Julia Domna).

 

This thread has been quiet since 2018. Will try to revive it with a question about this coin of Diadumenian, which was in a multiple lot.

I attributed it using wildwinds and acsearch, but I am not sure about it since there are several similar coins and I can't find H&J online.
I am very grateful for any corrections

Tetrassarion, Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 217 – 218 AD
25 x 26 mm, 12.934 g
AMNG I, 1806; Moushmov 1351; Varbanov 3690-3691; Hristova and Jekov (H&J) 8.25.43.5.; BMC 49

Ob.: K M OΠΠEΛ ANTΩNI ΔIAΔOYMENIANOC Bare headed bust of Diadumenianus to r. draped and cuirassed. Border of dots.
Rev.: VΠ ΛΓPIΠΠ(A NIKOΠOΛITΩN Π)PO CICT(PΩ). River-god Iskar seated half left looking right, holding reed in r. hand, l. arm resting on overturned vase from which waters flow. Border of dots.

 

Too many great coins from this city to remain quite, let's give it some noise, sorry I don't know the answer to your question. MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis. Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. Æ 26mm (10.18 gm: h 8). Aurelius Gallus, magistrate. AVT L CEPT CEVHP PER, laureate head right / UP AUP GALLOU NIKOPOLEITWN PROC ICTP, city gate, small temple seen through doorway, ornate large colonnaded building above. AMNG I 1331; BMC Thrace pg. 42, 7; SNG Copenhagen -; Price & Trell 45 (fig. 26). Sear GIC 2124. H&J 8.14.46.1 (R7); Varbanov 2733

Macrinus. 217–218 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Æ (27mm, 12.39 gm, 6h). Obv: AV K OΠΠΕΛ CE—VH MAKPINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VP AΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟ—ΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡ—OC ICTPΩ, closed city gate, two battlemented towers at front corners of city wall, one such tower in back wall. AMNG —. Like Varbanov 3345, but laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from behind.

 

I just reread through this entire thread and didn't notice this type:



Macrinus, 217-218. 28-27 mm. 11.33 grams.
AVT K M ΘΠЄΛA CЄVH MAKPINOC AV
Bust right, laureate and cuirassed

Hercules naked left fighting the hydra with his club.
VΠ CTAΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOCOCT (some letters very weak)
Magistrate Statius Longinus.
HJ (2009) [my copy is number 5!] page 289, 8.23.14.2
Moushmov 1290. BMC Thrace p. 27 number 47.
SNG Copenhagen, SNG Hunterian XII, Lindgren Europe, Lindgren III, Lewis, Winseman Falghera, McClean, and Weber do not have it.

 

Thank you all for your postings!

Dear Christiane!

The correct title of the book is Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov, The Coinage of Nikopolis ad Istrum. Because Mrs. Hristova and Mr. Jekov sadly passed away I'm the last surviving author. But with the help of Mrs Marinova, her daughter, I hope to continue her work. I have already started with my 2023 edition.

Your coin is Hristova/Hoeft (2023) No. 8.25.43.5.
Obv.: K M OPPEL ANTWNIN DIADOUMEMIANOC
Bust, draped, seen from behind, bare-headed, r.
Rev.: VP AGRIPP - A NIKOPOLITWN P / ROC ICTR
Mountain god Haimos leaning l., head turned r., holding in r. hand reed and resting with l. hand on rock(?)

Because there flows no water we have listed this coin under "Mountain god"

Dear Ancien Aussie!

Your 1st coin (Severus) is Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2023) No. 8.14.46.2 R6.
Your 2nd coin (Macrinus) is No. 8.23.46.3. But the rev. legend ends with ICTR and there is no AP before AGRIPPA.

Dear Valentinian!

Your coin is Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2023) No. 8.23.14.2 R5. But the rev. legend ends with PROC ICT.
I think the title Magistrate for Statius Longinus is not correct even though we read it often. Magistrate is the high title of a local officer like Major of a town and so on. Statius Longinus in contrast was the emperor's deputy and governor of the province and commander of the legions there. We should call him governor.

Kind regards
Jochen (Author of "The Coinage of Nicopolis ad Istrum 2023")

 

Dear Jochen,

you are so kind sharing all your information.

Thank you so very, very much, it is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks for the reply, but what does no AP before AGRIPPA indicate, forgery ????

 

I think that what Jochen is saying is that the legend is "VP ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟ...." there is no AΠ (=AP)

 

Yes I see it now, thanks I will edit.