Featured Nikopolis ad Istrum

As @dougsmit said, all wonderful coins
A couple of mine that you will obviously be familiar with -

HrHJ. 8.23.35.19 - Aequitas ( bottom coin )

HrHJ. 8.23.43.08 - Youthful river god

HrHJ ? - Apollo holding patera over plain altar in R/H & olive branch in L/H ( I couldn't find the cuirassed bust in your gallery ? )

 

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Gorgeous!

 

Dear tenbobbit!

Nice coins. I love the one with the river god.

Of your Apollo 2 types are listed. They have the same obv. and rev. Only the legend break on the rev. is a bit different:
(1) HrHJ (2018) 8.23.7.8 VP CTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC / I C
(2) HrHJ (2018) 8.23.7.9 VP CTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PRO / CIC

Because sometimes the numbers have changed from edition to edition it is better to add the year of edition to the reference.

Best regards

 

@Ancient Aussie has a fantastic architectural reverse with the same obverse die as this modest river god reverse:


MOESIA INFERIOR. Nikopolis ad Istrum
Elagabalus , CE 218-222
AE 26 mm, 11.1 gm
Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON. River-god reclining right, holding branch; prow at side
Ref: Varbanov 4055
ex Falter Collection, Nature Gods

A couple more from Nikopolis, both with Priapus reverse:


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus
AE 18 mm, 2.8 gm
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ NΠPOCICTPO N, Priapus standing left, drawing back his cloak to expose his phallus, bowl of fruit balanced on phallus, right hand extended pouring from patera
Ref: Varbanov 3811, AMNG 2022 (I own neither of those references and cannot verify the numbers)


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum
Julia Domna, Augusta
AE 22 mm, 4.5 gm
Obv: IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEBAC; draped bust right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT; ithyphallic Priapus standing right
Ref: Varbanov 2858

 

That book is a wonderful piece of dedication. A very good value at $200 as it shows the work involved was a labor of love. A treasure you should be proud of.

I have a copy of John Walkers book A Catalogue of the Arab-Byzantine And Post-Reform Umaid Coins given to me from a friend. It was published in 1956, much of the work is dated, but it was my first hands on copy of any Arab-Byz and post reform research. I still value it. Originals are quite expensive. Same thing for my first copy of Sjouth (sic.) regarding Chinese cash coinage.

We are very fortunate to live at a time that has seen an explosion of research and publication of so many areas of numismatic publication.

Happy Holidays to all.

 

The last edition of Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov, Nicopolis ad Istrum, is from 2018. It is in English, DIN A4, Hardcover, b/w, and contains more than 2500 different types, all depicted and described. The actual prize is €120 + shipping. You can get it from me hjhoeft@t-online.de It needs some time because it is printed on demand.

Best regards

 

A Family Coin from Nikopolis!

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Caracalla & Geta, AD 198-201
AE 26, 9.87g, 25.5mm, 225°
struck under governor Ovinius Tertullus
obv. AV.K.M.AVR.ANTWNINOC.K.L.CEP /.KAI GETAC (above G of GETAC a small c!)
The confronting busts of Caracalla as Augustus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Geta as Caesar, draped, bare-headed, l.
rev. VPA OOV TERTVLLOV.NIKOPOLIT[WN / PROC I]
Bearded emperor (Severus) in military cloak and boots, stg. frontal, kooking. l., resting with raised l. hand on spear and holding in extended r. hand small Nike
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1624 (1 ex., München)
b) Varbanov 3197 (R9)
c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2018) 8.20.34.1 corr.
extremely rare (R9, the 2nd known specimen), F+
Pedigree:
ex coll. Tom Cederlind



Small c above G of GETAC not mentioned. Pick has it seen on AMNG 1623. He writes: "The small c naturally belongs to KAI." Then Geta has twice the title CAESAR:
(1) abbreviated as K in K.L.CEP and
(2) as KAIc in ex.
Pick writes "in ex. PROC I". But here and on the depicted coin in HrHJ (2018) the ex. seems to be outside the flan.

This is the only coin from Nikopolis showing the entire Severan Family (without Julia Domna).