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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2965113, member: 75937&quot;]Unattributed coin from a bulk lot. Fortunately, I can make out the entire obverse legend and almost the entire reverse legend as well. I&#039;m 100% certain it&#039;s Septimius Severus and from Nicopolis ad Istrum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike most coins from this city, it does not bear the name of the magistrate/legate under which it was issued, only the name of the city on the reverse, along with a seated deity I believe is Zeus, but could be Serapis or (less likely) even a goddess, such as Homonoia.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have looked in Wildwinds, acsearchinfo, BMC Greek, Sear Greek Imperial, Pick and Moushmov, but to no avail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anybody ([USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] ?) have Varbanov or other reference that might list this one?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726520[/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 -&nbsp; CΕ CΕΥΗΡΟC, radiate head right</p><p>Rev: Ν[...]ΠΟΛΙ [...] ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΩ, male deity (Zeus; less likely, Serapis) seated left, holding object (patera?) and spear/scepter.</p><p>Refs: ?</p><p><br /></p><p>It matches the combination of obverse and reverse inscription as this Æ 27 in Pick, <i>AMNG I</i>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726525[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>However, that coin depicts Asklepios standing, not Zeus. This coin is not in Pick. There is one with Zeus seated in Pick:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726527[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But it is much smaller, an Æ 18, with accordingly shorter legends on the obverse and reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is this coin in Moushmov (and in Pick):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726529[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Which is the right size and with Zeus seated left, but the reverse inscription is completely different, giving the name of the Magistrate Aurelius Gallus. It is shown here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726530[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks everybody in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>And feel free, as usual, to post anything you feel is relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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