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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3268007, member: 103829&quot;]<b>A Family Coin from Nikopolis!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=moesia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=moesia" rel="nofollow">Moesia</a> inferior, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1554" rel="nofollow">Nikopolis ad Istrum</a>, <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=432" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=432" rel="nofollow">Caracalla</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">Geta</a>, AD 198-201</p><p>AE 26, 9.87g, 25.5mm, 225°</p><p>struck under governor <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ovinius tertullus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ovinius tertullus" rel="nofollow">Ovinius Tertullus</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=obv." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=obv." rel="nofollow">obv.</a> AV.K.M.AVR.ANTWNINOC.K.L.CEP /.KAI <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">GETAC</a> (above G of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">GETAC</a> a small c!)</p><p>The <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=confronting busts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=confronting busts" rel="nofollow">confronting busts</a> of <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=432" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=432" rel="nofollow">Caracalla</a> as <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=383" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=383" rel="nofollow">Augustus</a>, draped and <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cuirassed" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cuirassed" rel="nofollow">cuirassed</a>, laureate, r., and <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">Geta</a> as <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a>, draped, bare-headed, l.</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rev." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rev." rel="nofollow">rev.</a> VPA OOV TERTVLLOV.NIKOPOLIT[WN / <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=proc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=proc" rel="nofollow">PROC</a> I]</p><p>Bearded emperor (<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=429&amp;pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=429&amp;pos=0" rel="nofollow">Severus</a>) in <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1478" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1478" rel="nofollow">military</a> cloak and boots, stg. frontal, kooking. l., resting with raised l. hand on spear and holding in extended r. hand small <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=nike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=nike" rel="nofollow">Nike</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ref" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ref" rel="nofollow">ref</a>. a) <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=amng" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=amng" rel="nofollow">AMNG</a> I/1, 1624 (1 ex., München)</p><p>b) <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=varbanov" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=varbanov" rel="nofollow">Varbanov</a> 3197 (R9)</p><p>c) <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=H-H-J Nikopolis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=H-H-J Nikopolis" rel="nofollow">Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov</a> (2018) 8.20.34.1 <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=corr." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=corr." rel="nofollow">corr.</a> </p><p>extremely <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" rel="nofollow">rare</a> (R9, the 2nd known specimen), F+</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pedigree" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pedigree" rel="nofollow">Pedigree</a>:</p><p>ex coll. Tom Cederlind</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]861304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Small c above G of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">GETAC</a> not mentioned. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pick" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pick" rel="nofollow">Pick</a> has it seen on <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=amng" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=amng" rel="nofollow">AMNG</a> 1623. He writes: &quot;The small c naturally belongs to KAI.&quot; Then <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=434" rel="nofollow">Geta</a> has twice the title <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" rel="nofollow">CAESAR</a>:</p><p>(1) abbreviated as K in K.L.CEP and</p><p>(2) as KAIc <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=in ex" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=in ex" rel="nofollow">in ex</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pick" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pick" rel="nofollow">Pick</a> writes &quot;<a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=in ex" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=in ex" rel="nofollow">in ex</a>. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=proc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=proc" rel="nofollow">PROC</a> I&quot;. But here and on the depicted coin in <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=H-H-J Nikopolis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=H-H-J Nikopolis" rel="nofollow">HrHJ</a> (2018) the ex. seems to be outside the <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=flan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=flan" rel="nofollow">flan</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the only coin from Nikopolis showing the entire <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=428&amp;pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=428&amp;pos=0" rel="nofollow">Severan</a> Family (without <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=431" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=431" rel="nofollow">Julia Domna</a>).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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