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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3376819, member: 103829"]From the time where I was heavily engaged with snakes another Glykon with interesting features:</p><p><br /></p><p>Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III, AD 238-244</p><p>AE 26, 12.04g, 26.23mm, 180°</p><p>struck under governor Sabinius Modestus</p><p>obv. AVT K M ANT Γ - OPΔIANOC AVΓ</p><p> Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, radiate, r.</p><p>rev. VΠ CAB MOΔECTOV - NIKOΠOLEITΩN ΠPOC ICT (OV, ΩN and ΠP ligate)</p><p>Glykon snake, in four coils erected r., with fish-tail and mane of eight rays on head and neck.</p><p>ref. a) not in AMNG</p><p>b) Varbanov (engl.) 4140</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.36.22.2 (plate coin)</p><p>scarce (R5), about VF</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895777[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the rev. Glykon is depicted with fish-tail. And Glykon doesn't have a nimbus but a mane (or crown)! A nice detail is that the mane is running into the legend, or more correctly because the legend usually was cut after the pic: the legend is extending the mane! 2 dots are seen above N of NIKO. A nice feature![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3376819, member: 103829"]From the time where I was heavily engaged with snakes another Glykon with interesting features: Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III, AD 238-244 AE 26, 12.04g, 26.23mm, 180° struck under governor Sabinius Modestus obv. AVT K M ANT Γ - OPΔIANOC AVΓ Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, radiate, r. rev. VΠ CAB MOΔECTOV - NIKOΠOLEITΩN ΠPOC ICT (OV, ΩN and ΠP ligate) Glykon snake, in four coils erected r., with fish-tail and mane of eight rays on head and neck. ref. a) not in AMNG b) Varbanov (engl.) 4140 c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.36.22.2 (plate coin) scarce (R5), about VF [ATTACH=full]895777[/ATTACH] On the rev. Glykon is depicted with fish-tail. And Glykon doesn't have a nimbus but a mane (or crown)! A nice detail is that the mane is running into the legend, or more correctly because the legend usually was cut after the pic: the legend is extending the mane! 2 dots are seen above N of NIKO. A nice feature![/QUOTE]
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