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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2120399, member: 42634&quot;]hi all,</p><p>i did a hop of the wagon a bit back and picked this little coin up out of the bargain bin.&nbsp; a cool&nbsp; provincial that i hadn&#039;t seen before, has a neat reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; it must be a bit scarce, there aren&#039;t many of the type online, and ... toot my own horn...mine is one of the better one&#039;s i&#039;ve found.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_6079_zpstqv7tw2a.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_6079_zpstqv7tw2a.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_6079_zpstqv7tw2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus</p><p>218 -&nbsp; 222 AD</p><p>Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior</p><p>AE assarion</p><p><br /></p><p>O: AVT K M ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>R: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Nike standing left, and Elagabalus standing right holding spear, they erect a trophy of captured arms with two bound captives at the base</p><p><br /></p><p>Varbanov 3859</p><p><br /></p><p>17.5 mm</p><p>3.7 g</p><p><br /></p><p>this coin was very difficult to photograph.&nbsp; it really has a beautiful glossy black patina.&nbsp; indoor glare from lights was a problem, the above was taken in full sunlight.&nbsp; the color is a tad off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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