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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3050393, member: 74834&quot;]Those two cities, now in Bulgaria, produced many high quality coins. Some of my nicest Roman Provincials hail from Nicopolis and Marcianopolis. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763233[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE19 assarion Septimius Severus 193-211, Marcianopolis. Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. Cybele, kalathos on head, seated left on throne with two upright crosses, rabbit at the back of her throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left elbow on drum. Or tympanon. MAPKIAN O POLITWN. 19 mm, 3.55 gr. Moushmov 380. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763234[/ATTACH] </p><p>Geta caesar 198-209, AE17, Nicopolis ad Istrum, now Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. Obv. Bust r. Rev. Basket of fruit. 17 mm, 2.7 gr. Hristova &amp; Jekov 8.18.52.1; AMNG I/2 1652; Varbanov 3248. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763235[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla 211-217, AE17 Nikopolis, Moesia Inferior. Obv.: Laureated bust r. Rev.: Star with 8 rays. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTP. 18 mm, 3.42 gr. Moushmov 1097. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763247[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE Diadumenianus 217-218, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Obv. Bare head t.r. Rev. Cista mystica with snake (serpent) emerging to the left. NIKOPOLITWN. 17 mm, 3.90 gr. SGI --. BMC --, but see p. 49. Not in Wildwinds. Moushmov 1341 variety (plate has snake emerging right) Nikopolis page 333, 8.25.5.8.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763248[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Pentassarion Macrinus with Diadumenianus as caesar 217-218. Marcianopolis. </p><p>P. Furius Pontianus as legatus consularis (name <i>Pontianou</i> on rev.). Obv: Bust of Macrinus n.r., opposing that of Diadumenia t.l. Rev.: Tyche standing t.l., with her rudder and cornucopia. E in the field (= 5, value). Cf. H&amp;J 6.24.38.2; Varbanov 1221. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 96 (7 June 1999), lot 316. 26 mm, 12.17 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763249[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE16 Elagabalus 218-222, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. Obv.: Laureated head r. Rev.: Crescent with 3 stars. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTPON. 16 mm, 3.23 gr. Varbanov 2832. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763250[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE pentassarion Gordianus III. Moesia inferior, Marcianopolis. Obv.: Laureated bust Gordian t.r. opposing Serapis with modius hat t.l. Rev.: Asklepios with snake. E in the field. YP MNOFILOY MARKIANOPOLITWN. (=Magistrate Tullius Menophilus). 27.5 mm, 13.99 gr. Moushmov 789, Varbanov 1952, AMNG 1148 (Wildwinds).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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