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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3265543, member: 103829&quot;]Septimius Severus, AD 193--211</p><p>AE 16, 3.26g, 15.64mm, 180°</p><p>obv. AV KAI CEP - CEVHROC</p><p>Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.</p><p>rev. NIKOPOLIT - PROC ICT</p><p>Cock advancing r., stepping on snake which is erecting in front of him</p><p>ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1416, pl. XX, 7 (1 ex., Bukarest)</p><p>b) not in Varbanov</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.10.36 (this coin)</p><p>extremely rare (R9), EF, dark green patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860089[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pick writes: &quot;An unusual type!&quot; The rev is known from a coin of Caracalla HrHJ (2018) No. 8.18.10.23, extremely rare too (R9). The meaning of the reverse is unknown. Please mention, that it is not an eagle fighting the snake but a cock! This motive is known only from one other type of Apollonia Pontika.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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