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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1813961, member: 56859&quot;]This was one of those &quot;what did my finger just do?&quot; purchases.&nbsp; I was bidding on a couple of other coins in the recent Pecunem auction.&nbsp; I had this one on my radar because the reverse was unusual but it didn&#039;t make the short list. It hit the block and wasn&#039;t getting much love... so now it&#039;s mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have many Roman coins but I do have one other Elagabalus, also from Nicopolis ad Istrum (Priapus).&nbsp; I haven&#039;t posted that one here because I thought it might get censored (it is very... <i>detailed</i>...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this coin is rather worn but it is still interesting.&nbsp; The reverse appears to be uncommon- I&#039;m not finding it in various auction archives, wildwinds, coinproject, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]296804[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum.</b> </p><p>Elagabalus (218-222)</p><p>AE.&nbsp; 26 mm, 11.1 gm</p><p>Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. </p><p>Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON. </p><p>River-god reclining right, holding branch; prow at side.</p><p>Varbanov 4055. </p><p><i>ex Falter Collection, Nature Gods</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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