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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 4896857, member: 103829"][USER=76544]@Brian Bucklan[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my attributions (with some corrections too)</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #1:</p><p>We have 2 Ares types for Macrinus. Because the rev. legend of your coin is not completely readable, we have to go for the depiction. On your coin the spear points directly to the O of NIKOΠ, not to the space between O and Π of NIKOΠ. So it is this coin:</p><p>Macrinus (217-218 AD) Ae Tetrassarion : Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior</p><p>(26mm, 12.2gms)</p><p>struck under governor Statius Longinus</p><p>Obv.: AVT K M OΠEΛΛ - CEV MAKPINOC</p><p>Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev.: YΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I</p><p>Ares standing left resting right hand on shield set ongbround; inverted spear in left hand</p><p>Ref.: a) not in AMNG:</p><p>cf. AMNG I/1, 1742 (for the type only)</p><p>b) not in Varbanov</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020) 8.23.11.1</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #2:</p><p>AMNG (and Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov) strictly distinguishes between river and mountain gods. This coin is a mountain god, because there is no typical urn from which water flows. It is the following coin:</p><p>Diadumenian (217-218 AD) Ae: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior</p><p>(25mm, 8.8gms)</p><p>struck under governor Marcus Claudius Agrippa</p><p>Obv.: M OΠEΛΛI ΔI - AΔOVMENIANOC K</p><p>Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, bare-headed, r.</p><p>Rev: VΠ AΓPI(ΠΠ) - A NIKOΠOΛITΩN Π / POC ICTP (ΠΠ ligate)</p><p>Mountain god std. l., head r., holding reed in raised r. hand and resting with l. hand on rock(?)</p><p>Ref.: a) not in AMNG:</p><p>rev. AMNG I/1, 1810 (pl. XVIII, no.5)</p><p>obv. AMG I/1, 1811</p><p>b) not in Varbanov:</p><p>cf. #3666 (for the type only)</p><p>c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020) 8.25.43.4 (same dies)</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards</p><p>Jochen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 4896857, member: 103829"][USER=76544]@Brian Bucklan[/USER] Here are my attributions (with some corrections too) Coin #1: We have 2 Ares types for Macrinus. Because the rev. legend of your coin is not completely readable, we have to go for the depiction. On your coin the spear points directly to the O of NIKOΠ, not to the space between O and Π of NIKOΠ. So it is this coin: Macrinus (217-218 AD) Ae Tetrassarion : Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior (26mm, 12.2gms) struck under governor Statius Longinus Obv.: AVT K M OΠEΛΛ - CEV MAKPINOC Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r. Rev.: YΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I Ares standing left resting right hand on shield set ongbround; inverted spear in left hand Ref.: a) not in AMNG: cf. AMNG I/1, 1742 (for the type only) b) not in Varbanov c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020) 8.23.11.1 Coin #2: AMNG (and Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov) strictly distinguishes between river and mountain gods. This coin is a mountain god, because there is no typical urn from which water flows. It is the following coin: Diadumenian (217-218 AD) Ae: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior (25mm, 8.8gms) struck under governor Marcus Claudius Agrippa Obv.: M OΠEΛΛI ΔI - AΔOVMENIANOC K Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, bare-headed, r. Rev: VΠ AΓPI(ΠΠ) - A NIKOΠOΛITΩN Π / POC ICTP (ΠΠ ligate) Mountain god std. l., head r., holding reed in raised r. hand and resting with l. hand on rock(?) Ref.: a) not in AMNG: rev. AMNG I/1, 1810 (pl. XVIII, no.5) obv. AMG I/1, 1811 b) not in Varbanov: cf. #3666 (for the type only) c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020) 8.25.43.4 (same dies) Best regards Jochen[/QUOTE]
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