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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3780236, member: 103829"][USER=106319]@Romancollector[/USER]:</p><p>Very interesting article, thanks! Apollo Sauroktonos is one of my most favourite motifs. Because of your article I have made a short recherche:</p><p><br /></p><p>In my collection I have today 15 different Sauroktonos types from Nikopolis. From these coins only 5 show an arrow, where 4 of these, the small ones from Severus, differ only by their legend and show the same depiction. So we have actually 12 different types from which only 2 show an arrow. And this is remarkable!</p><p><br /></p><p>Because in general it is believed that Nikopolis has owned a copy of this famous statue it can be supposed that the inhabitants should hav known the picture of this statue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have added 4 pics from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) A rare coin of Commodus:</p><p>Commodus, AD 177-192</p><p>AE 22, 6.83g, 22.15mm, 105°</p><p>obv.: [M ANTΩ]NEIN - OC KOMOΔ[OC]</p><p>Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.</p><p>rev.: NEIK[OΠOΛI - ΠP]OC ICTP.</p><p>Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with l. hand on tree stump, on which lizard is creeping upwards, and holding in r. hand twig; l. behind him bow and quiver</p><p>ref.: a) not in AMNG</p><p>b) not in Varbanov (engl.)</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.2 (plate coin)</p><p>d) cf. Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 212, Lot 2321 corr. (Heavily tooled and then misinterpreted as Artemis!)</p><p>extremely rare (R9, only 2 ex. known), F+, dark green patina, corroded</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009836[/ATTACH]</p><p>The dot behind ICTP could well be a part of the tree stump too! Although corroded a beautiful and interesting example of the coinage of Nikopolis at the time of Commodus!</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) Another rare coin of Commodus:</p><p>Commodus, AD 177-192</p><p>AE 19, 4.18g</p><p>obv.: M ANTΩNEINOC - KOMOΔOC</p><p>laureate head r.</p><p>rev.: NEIKOΠOΛ - ΠPOC ICTPON</p><p>Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with raised l. hand on long rod on which in height of his knees a lizard is creeping upwards, holding his r. arm at waist with a branch in the hand</p><p>ref.: a) not in AMNG</p><p>b) not in Varbanov</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.4 (plate coin)</p><p>d) not in Pat Lawrence "Sauroktonos the Evidence of the Coins"</p><p>very rare (R7), F+, dark green patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009837[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) Detail of a coin of Severus showing Apollo holding a branch:</p><p>Septimius Severus, AD 193-211</p><p>AE 18, 3.10g, 18.33mm, 210°</p><p>obv.: AV K Λ C - CEVHPOC</p><p>Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.</p><p>rev.: NIKOΠOΛIT - Ω - N ΠPOC IC</p><p>Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with extended l. hand on tree stump on which lizard climbs upwards, r. hand drawn backwards.</p><p>ref.: a) AMNG I/1, 1355 (2 ex., Bukarest, Wiczay)</p><p>b) Varbanov (engl.) 2496</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.7.17</p><p>scarce, about VF, black green Patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009838[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pick (AMNG) writes: "(holding) in r. hand, drawn backwards, an arrow". But actually the rev. of this coin matches the depiction of the coins of Antoninus Pius and there is no arrow in his hand. Instead of this in this magnification it could well be a twig hanging down fom his hand.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009839[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009843[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(4) My newest acquisition:</p><p>Septimius Severus, AD 193-211</p><p>AE 25, 11.08g</p><p>obv.: [AV] - KAI Λ CE - CEVHPOC</p><p>Laureate head r.</p><p>rev.: NIKOΠO - ΛI - TΩN ΠPOC ICTP</p><p>Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs (r. leg in front), tg. r., l. hand on tree</p><p>stump on which lizard is creeping upwards, r. hand with olive branch drawn</p><p>backwards</p><p>ref.: a) not in AMNG</p><p>b) not in Varbanov</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.7.25 corr. (writes r. hand with arrow</p><p>drawn backwards)</p><p>rare, EF</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1009840[/ATTACH]</p><p>Best regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3780236, member: 103829"][USER=106319]@Romancollector[/USER]: Very interesting article, thanks! Apollo Sauroktonos is one of my most favourite motifs. Because of your article I have made a short recherche: In my collection I have today 15 different Sauroktonos types from Nikopolis. From these coins only 5 show an arrow, where 4 of these, the small ones from Severus, differ only by their legend and show the same depiction. So we have actually 12 different types from which only 2 show an arrow. And this is remarkable! Because in general it is believed that Nikopolis has owned a copy of this famous statue it can be supposed that the inhabitants should hav known the picture of this statue. I have added 4 pics from my collection: (1) A rare coin of Commodus: Commodus, AD 177-192 AE 22, 6.83g, 22.15mm, 105° obv.: [M ANTΩ]NEIN - OC KOMOΔ[OC] Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r. rev.: NEIK[OΠOΛI - ΠP]OC ICTP. Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with l. hand on tree stump, on which lizard is creeping upwards, and holding in r. hand twig; l. behind him bow and quiver ref.: a) not in AMNG b) not in Varbanov (engl.) c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.2 (plate coin) d) cf. Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 212, Lot 2321 corr. (Heavily tooled and then misinterpreted as Artemis!) extremely rare (R9, only 2 ex. known), F+, dark green patina, corroded [ATTACH=full]1009836[/ATTACH] The dot behind ICTP could well be a part of the tree stump too! Although corroded a beautiful and interesting example of the coinage of Nikopolis at the time of Commodus! (2) Another rare coin of Commodus: Commodus, AD 177-192 AE 19, 4.18g obv.: M ANTΩNEINOC - KOMOΔOC laureate head r. rev.: NEIKOΠOΛ - ΠPOC ICTPON Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with raised l. hand on long rod on which in height of his knees a lizard is creeping upwards, holding his r. arm at waist with a branch in the hand ref.: a) not in AMNG b) not in Varbanov c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.4 (plate coin) d) not in Pat Lawrence "Sauroktonos the Evidence of the Coins" very rare (R7), F+, dark green patina [ATTACH=full]1009837[/ATTACH] (3) Detail of a coin of Severus showing Apollo holding a branch: Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 AE 18, 3.10g, 18.33mm, 210° obv.: AV K Λ C - CEVHPOC Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r. rev.: NIKOΠOΛIT - Ω - N ΠPOC IC Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with extended l. hand on tree stump on which lizard climbs upwards, r. hand drawn backwards. ref.: a) AMNG I/1, 1355 (2 ex., Bukarest, Wiczay) b) Varbanov (engl.) 2496 c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.7.17 scarce, about VF, black green Patina [ATTACH=full]1009838[/ATTACH] Pick (AMNG) writes: "(holding) in r. hand, drawn backwards, an arrow". But actually the rev. of this coin matches the depiction of the coins of Antoninus Pius and there is no arrow in his hand. Instead of this in this magnification it could well be a twig hanging down fom his hand. [ATTACH=full]1009839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1009843[/ATTACH] (4) My newest acquisition: Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 AE 25, 11.08g obv.: [AV] - KAI Λ CE - CEVHPOC Laureate head r. rev.: NIKOΠO - ΛI - TΩN ΠPOC ICTP Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs (r. leg in front), tg. r., l. hand on tree stump on which lizard is creeping upwards, r. hand with olive branch drawn backwards ref.: a) not in AMNG b) not in Varbanov c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.7.25 corr. (writes r. hand with arrow drawn backwards) rare, EF [ATTACH=full]1009840[/ATTACH] Best regards[/QUOTE]
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