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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3634552, member: 75937"]This one of Nicopolis has a very different portrait style for Septimius Severus. It is not listed in AMNG I, Moushmov, Varbanov, BMC, or Sear Greek Imperial:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975254[/ATTACH] </p><p>Septimius Severus, AD 193-211</p><p>Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion; 26.1 mm, 10.70 g, 6 h</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum</p><p>Obv: ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ - CΕ CΕVΗΡΟC, radiate head right</p><p>Rev: ΝEIKOΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΩ, Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter.</p><p>Refs: BMC--; Moushmov--; AMNG I--; SGI--; Varbanov--</p><p><br /></p><p>My example has rough surfaces and it's hard to appreciate the portraiture. My coin is a die match with <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3052513" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3052513" rel="nofollow">this one</a> sold by Naumann, which gives you a better idea of the artistic style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3634552, member: 75937"]This one of Nicopolis has a very different portrait style for Septimius Severus. It is not listed in AMNG I, Moushmov, Varbanov, BMC, or Sear Greek Imperial: [ATTACH=full]975254[/ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion; 26.1 mm, 10.70 g, 6 h Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum Obv: ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ - CΕ CΕVΗΡΟC, radiate head right Rev: ΝEIKOΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΩ, Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter. Refs: BMC--; Moushmov--; AMNG I--; SGI--; Varbanov-- My example has rough surfaces and it's hard to appreciate the portraiture. My coin is a die match with [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3052513']this one[/URL] sold by Naumann, which gives you a better idea of the artistic style.[/QUOTE]
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