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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3452447, member: 103829&quot;]Dear Friends of Nikopolis!</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to share this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Commodus, AD 177-192</p><p>AE 18, 2.44g, 18.05mm, 210</p><p>Av. AV KAI M A - YMOΔOC</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Laureate head r.</p><p>Rv. NIKO - ΠPOC CICT</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Tyche, wearing Kalathos, enthroned l., holds cornucopiae in left arm and in</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; extended r. hand rudder</p><p>Ref. a) not in AMNG</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; b) not in Varbanov</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; c) Hristov/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.38.21 corr. (writes AVT L KA K -</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; OMODOC)</p><p>Rare, F+, dark green Patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]917635[/ATTACH]</p><p>The rarity is listed as R5, But in the last 12 years I have only seen 2 ex., so I would think it is rather R8.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin already caused me problems when I posted it a year ago at Nikopolis Addenda #5. It comes from the collection of Vladimir P from Forum Ancient Coins. But unfortunately, due to its poor preservation, large parts of the obv. are not readable. Now I&#039;ve managed to bid for a coin in better condition and I think I&#039;ve solved the mystery of the obv. legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>What immediately catches your eye is the clear Y at the beginning of the second part of the legend. This only happens with the legends for Commodus at A - YP and the A at the end of the first legend part fits fits well. In the name KOMOΔOC the KO is missing and the M is only a stunted letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, the obv. legend should have been completely AV KAI M A-YP KOMOΔOC. But the die cutter probably saw that there was not enough space available for KOMOΔOC. So he broke off his legend and turned the planned (or already started!) P of A-YP into a mutilated M, so that he could still only write MOΔOC.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]917636[/ATTACH]</p><p>Thus it is a legend error and the legend of the obv. legend is actually AV KAI M A - YMOΔOC.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison I have added the obv. of Vladimir&#039;s coin. There you can see better the M A.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]917637[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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