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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3051357, member: 44316"]Imperial coins of Marcinus (217-218) are scarce, but his coins from Marcianopolis and Nicopolis are common. Here is one with a nice green patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763650[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>28 mm. </p><p>Struck at Nicopolis ad Istrum. ("Nicopolis" perhaps should be spelled "Nikopolis" with "K"--the Greeks did)</p><p>AVT K OΠΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC (naming Opelius Severus Marcinus) [He added "Severus" during his reign]</p><p>NΠ ΛΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPO CICTPΩ (naming [Marcus Claudius] Agrippa) </p><p>Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, hound leaping at her side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pick 1689. Sear <i>Greek Imperial</i> --</p><p><i>Nikopolis</i>, by Hristova and Kekov (2009), 8.23.13.1 on page 288. The "8" refers to the city, Nikopolis," The "23" to Macrinus, the "13" to the reverse with Artemis, and the "1" to the variety within that type. There are other books in the series for Serdica (city 12), Marcianopolis (city 6) and Nicoplois ad Nestrum (city 9) and they use the same coding system. By now there are probably more books completed. The introduction promises them for 13 cities in Bulgaria, but I don't know of the other books. A small amount of the text is in English and the bulk is in Bulgarian. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is a remarkable book. I believe this 476 page color book was not printed normally, rather on a color printer and assembled. The cover title is paper glued onto a cloth binding. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]763651[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]763652[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Every page, 17 through 471, has multiple color photos of coins. The above photo is typical.</p><p> I got mine long ago from Plamen Patchev from Bulgaria. I think it cost well over $200 (476 pages on a color photocopier could not be cheap). He wrote later that it has been translated into English, but I have not seen it and don't imagine it makes much difference (the pictures are in English! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). The Marcianopolis book has photos in black and white and two page plates of color photos of 35 coins and 239 pages in the same format. It looks more professionally printed (and must be less expensive). If you want his (old, I hope it still works) e-mail address, PM me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3051357, member: 44316"]Imperial coins of Marcinus (217-218) are scarce, but his coins from Marcianopolis and Nicopolis are common. Here is one with a nice green patina. [ATTACH=full]763650[/ATTACH] 28 mm. Struck at Nicopolis ad Istrum. ("Nicopolis" perhaps should be spelled "Nikopolis" with "K"--the Greeks did) AVT K OΠΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC (naming Opelius Severus Marcinus) [He added "Severus" during his reign] NΠ ΛΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPO CICTPΩ (naming [Marcus Claudius] Agrippa) Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, hound leaping at her side. Pick 1689. Sear [I]Greek Imperial[/I] -- [I]Nikopolis[/I], by Hristova and Kekov (2009), 8.23.13.1 on page 288. The "8" refers to the city, Nikopolis," The "23" to Macrinus, the "13" to the reverse with Artemis, and the "1" to the variety within that type. There are other books in the series for Serdica (city 12), Marcianopolis (city 6) and Nicoplois ad Nestrum (city 9) and they use the same coding system. By now there are probably more books completed. The introduction promises them for 13 cities in Bulgaria, but I don't know of the other books. A small amount of the text is in English and the bulk is in Bulgarian. That is a remarkable book. I believe this 476 page color book was not printed normally, rather on a color printer and assembled. The cover title is paper glued onto a cloth binding. [ATTACH=full]763651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]763652[/ATTACH] Every page, 17 through 471, has multiple color photos of coins. The above photo is typical. I got mine long ago from Plamen Patchev from Bulgaria. I think it cost well over $200 (476 pages on a color photocopier could not be cheap). He wrote later that it has been translated into English, but I have not seen it and don't imagine it makes much difference (the pictures are in English! :)). The Marcianopolis book has photos in black and white and two page plates of color photos of 35 coins and 239 pages in the same format. It looks more professionally printed (and must be less expensive). If you want his (old, I hope it still works) e-mail address, PM me.[/QUOTE]
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