Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov, Nikopolis Addenda #4

[Jochen]

#187

A new rev. variant for Macrinus

Macrinus, AD 217-218
AE 27, 12.13g, 26.66mm, 0°
struck under Statius Longinus
obv. [AVT K M OP]ELLI CEV - MAKREIN[OC]
       Laureate head r.
rev. VP CTATI LONGINO - V - NIKOPOLITWN PRO / C ICTRW
       Demeter in long garment and mantle, stg. l., resting with raised l. hand on long sceptre and
       holding in lowered r. hand 2 grain-ears
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1732 (1 ex., Gotha)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 3543
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015)
          rev. No. 8.25.5.7 corr. (for Diadumenian! Same die, but writes ICTRO)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.23.5.10 corr. (same die, but writes AV K OPELLI CEV)
coll. Hoeft

Another example for a parallel issue for members of the imperial family!

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[Jochen]

#188

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 27, 11.13g, 27.05mm, 180°
struck under Novius Rufus
obv. AVT K M AVRH - ANTWN[EINOC]
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate,, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVF

• V - NIKOPOLITWN [PR / OC IC]

       Felicitas, in long garment and mantle, stg. l., resting with raised l. hand on long kerykeion and
       holding in extended r. hand patera
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1971 var. (has ANTWNINOC)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
          rev. No. 8.26.3.5 (same die)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.26.3.4 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

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[Akropolis]

A true NUMISMATIST!
Thanks, Jochen.
PeteB

[Jochen]

#189

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 198-222
AE 27, 12.50g, 26.85mm, 30°
struck under Novius Rufus
obv. AVT K M AVRH - ANTWNEINOC
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVFOV N - IK - OPOLITWN PROC I
       in l. field one below the other CTRO / N
       Emperor in military cloak and radiate, stg. l., resting with raised l. hand on spear and sacrificing from patera
       in r. hand over burning altar.
ref.: a) not in AMNG:
           cf. AMNG I/1, 1986 (rev. only)
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.26.34.4 (same die)
           obv. e.g. No. 8.26.22.11 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#190

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 18(?), 2.96g
obv. AVT M AVR - ANTWNINOC
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTR - [ON]
       Club of Herakles
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
          rev. No. 8.26.14.8 (same die)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.26.8.7 (same die)
cgb.fr, MA-Shops, June 2016

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[Jochen]

#191

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-22
AE 26, 9.74g, 26.24mm, 180°
struck under Novius Rufus
obv. AVT K M AVR - ANTWNEINOC
       Laureate head r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVF - OV NIKOPOLITWN / PROC IC
       Nemesis-Aequitas in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding in l. arm club and in
       extended r. hand scales; at her feet the wheel
Ref. a) not in AMNG:
           AMNG I/1, 1956 (only for the type)
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.26.35.1 var. (different legend break)
           obv. e.g. No. 8.26.1.4 (same die)
       possibly unpublished
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#192

A new rev. variant for Severus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 16, 3.37g, 16.14mm, 195°
obv. AV KAI CE - CEVHROC
       laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOLI - PROC ICT
      Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding in l. arm cornucopiae
       and in extended r. hand patera
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1397
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 2304
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.14.36.16 var. (has ICTR)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#193

A new die combination for Severus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 17, 3.16g, 17.01mm, 225°
obv. AV KAI CEP - CEVHROC
       Laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOLI - PROC ICTR
       Dionysos, nude, stg. l., resting with raised l. hand on ribboned thyrsos and holding in extended
       r. hand wine-grapes
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          cf. AMNG I/1, 1378 (for the type only)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
         rev. No. 8.14.8.20
         obv. e.g. No. 8.14.1.57 (same die)
      possibly unpublished
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#194

A rev. legend variant (or a correction) for Severus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 15, 2.8g
obv. AV K L - CEVHROC
        Laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOLIT[WN PRO]C ICTR..
       Basket with big handle, within fruits (apples?)
ref. a) not in AMNG:
           cf. AMNG I/1, 1428 (different obv. legend)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 2401 var. (has AV K L C)
c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.14.52.8 var. (has PROC ICT)
coll. nussel. German Forum

Because the depicted coins are very worn it is well possible that the legend is too PROC ICTR.. Then it would be a correction.

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[Jochen]

#195

A completely new rev. type for Geta

Geta as Caesar, AD 198-209
AE 18, 3.69g, 17.66mm, 0°
Av.: L AV K - GETAC
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, bare-headed, r.
Rv.: NIK[OPOLI] PR / C ICTRW (O of PROC missed!)
       Tetrastyle temple with trigonal pediment decorated with shield(?), within snake erecting l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
          rev. cf. No.8.14.46.17 (for Severus)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.22
       possibly unpublished
coll. Hoeft

This rev. is known from Severus, HrHJ (2015) 8.14.46.17, but with different rev. legend

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[Jochen]

#196

A correction for Caracalla

Caracalla as Caesar, AD 195-198
AE 18, 3.51g, 17.65mm, 180°
obv. M AV KAI - ANTWNNO (read from outwards)
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, bare-headed, r.
rev. NIKOPOLI - T PROC ICTR
       Snake coiled on altar around omphalos(?), head l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.18.47.26 corr. (same dies, writes PROC ICT, but
         depicted coin is very worn)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#197

A new rev. for Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 17, 3.64g, 17.06mm, 180°
obv. AV - K M AVR - ANTWN[INOC]
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTRON (beginning upper right)
       Crescent with 3 stars in the cavity
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1611
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 3020
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
          rev. not listed
          obv. e.g. No. 8.18.36.10
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#198

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-22
AE 26, 12.81g, 26.18mm, 195°
struck under Novius Rufus
obv. [AVT K M AVRH] - ANTWNEINOC
         Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVFOV NIKOPOLITWN / .PROC.
        in upper field in 2 lines ICTRO / N
        City gate with 2 towers
ref. a) not in AMNG:
            cf. AMNG I/1, 2004 (for the type only)
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.):
            cf. #3989 (for the type only)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.26.46.5 (same die)
           obv. e.g.No. 8.26.1.14 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#199

A new die combination for Geta (or a correction)

Geta, AD 209-212
AE 27, 12.70g
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AVT K P CE - P GETAC AV
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVLPIAN - NIKOPOLI / PROC I
        Hygieia in long garment and mantle, stg. r. feeding snake in r. arm from patera in l.
        hand
ref. a) not in AMNG
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.22.21.1 (same die)
           obv. e.g. No. 8.22.35.3 (same die)
       possibly unpublished
savoca-coins, E-Bay, July 2016

The legends of the depicted coin is not completely readable. So it could be this type too.

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[Jochen]

#200

A new rev. legend variant for Gordian III

Gordian III, AD 238-244
AE 28, 12.2g, 180°
struck under Sabinius Modestus
obv. AVT K M ANT - W GORDIANOC AVG (AVG ligate)
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP CAB MODECTOV - N - IKOPOLEITWN PR (PR ligate)
        in r. field one below the other OC C[T]R
        in upper l. field ON
        Athena in long girded double chiton, helmeted, stg. frontal, head l., resting with raised l.
        hand on inverted spear and holding with lowered r. hand shield seen from inside set on
        ground
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          AMNG I/1, 2051 (for the type only)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 4177 (but Varbanov doesn't differentiate between different legend  
           distributions!)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015)
          rev. No. 8. 36.4 (for the depiction only)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.36.4.4 (same die)
coll. J. G. Kiss, Forum Ancient Coins

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[Jochen]

#201

A correction for Geta

Geta as Caesar, AD 198-209
AE 17, 3.12g, 16.88mm, 330°
obv. L AV K - GETAC
       Bust, draped, bare-headed, r.
rev. NIKOPO - PROC ICT
       Eagle with half open wings stg. frontal, head with wreath in beak erected l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.22.1.8 corr. (same dies, writes NIKOPOLI)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#202

A correction for Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 18, 2.37g
obv. AV K M AVR - ANTWNINOC
       Laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICT
      Eagle with open wings, stg. frontal on thunderbolt, head with wreath in beak turned r.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1601 (2 ex., Leake, London)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 3004
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.18.1.35 corr. (same dies, writes AVRH)
Civitas Galleries, E-Bay, July 2016

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[Jochen]

#203

A new die combination for Domna

Iulia Domna, AD 193-211
AE 17, 3.4g
obv. EIOVLI - [DOMN] CE
       Bust, draped, r.
rev. NIK[OPOLITWN] - PROC ICTRO
       Big 8-pointed star with dots at the points
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          cf. AMNG I/1, 1487/88 (for the type only)
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.17.48.6
           obv. e.g. No. 8.17.48.5 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#204

A correction

Pseudo-autonomous Coinage, 1st-3rd century AD
AE 12, 0.68g, 180°
obv. Bull stg. r.
rev. Crescent with 3 stars
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8(?).0.48.12 corr. (writes foal(?) but it is clearly a bull)
CNG, E-Auctions 378. Lot 290, July 2016

About the interpretation of these pieces (wether they are coins or not) we have discussed in this Forvm.

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[Jochen]

#205

A correction for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 17, 3.02g, 17.05mm, 0°
obv. [AVT K M AVR] - ANTWNINOC
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLIT - [WN PR]OC I / CTRON
       Tetrastyle temple with trigonal pediment decorated with pellet, globes for acroteria, in
       central intercolumnare statue of Asklepios with snake staff
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 3868
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.26.46.16 corr. (this coin, writes in error "Laureate
          head r.")
coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#206

A completely new type for Severus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 17, 2.44g, 17.21mm, 30°
obv. AV KAI C - CEVH[ROC]
       Laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOLITWN PROC I
       Eros, nude, winged, with crossed legs. stg. r., resting on narrow column and holding with
       lowered l. hand small inverted burning torch to ground
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (ngl.)
      c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
          rev. No. 8.18.16.8/9 (for Caracalla)
          obv. e.g. No. 8.14.10.17 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

Another example for a parallel issue for members of the imperial family!

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[Jochen]

#207, noch nicht eingestellt

A new die combination for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 25, 11.03g, 25.24mm, 0°
struck under Novius Rufus
obv. AVT K M AVRH - ANT[WNEINOC]
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVFOV - NIKOP]OLITWN PRO]C IC
      in l. and r. field T - R[O] / N
      Tyche, in long garment and mantle, wearing mural crown (as city goddess), stg. frontal, head l.,
      holding in l. arm cornucopiae and in extended r. hand rudder set on globe
ref. a) not in AMNG:
         cf. AMNG I/1, 1972 (in field R - ON, wearing kalathos instead of mural crown)
     b) cf. Varbanov 4080 (= AMNG 1972)
     c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
         rev. No. 8.26.38.11 (same die)
         obv. e.g. No. 8.26.3.3 (same die)
coll. Hoeft

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[Akropolis]

Thanks again, Jochen!
PeteB

[Jochen]

#208

A further correction for Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 17, 3.06g, 17.19mm, 0°
obv. AV KEC - ANTWN
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLIT PROC ICTRO.
       Basket with fruits
ref. a) not in AMNG
          rev. AMNG I/1, 1509 (like ex. #2, St. Petersburg)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova/Hoeft/Varbanov (2015) No. 8.18.52.9 corr. (writes AV K M A - ANTWNIN and
          ICTRON)
coll. Hoeft

This type was already posted as #135 in this thread as coin of the collection of Pat Lawrence. But the legends were not readable completely, therefore the correction was incorrect. Now we have found a type with fully readable legends!

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[Jochen]

#209

A new die combination and a rev. variant for Macrinus

Macrinus, AD 217-218
AE 27, 12.39g, 180°
obv. AV K OPPEL CE -  VH MAKRINOC
       Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP AGRIPPA - NIKOPOLITWN / PROC ICTR
       City gate with closed door, 2 battlement towers at front corners, a 3rd tower in the  '
       background
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not Varbanov (engl.):
          cf. #3345 (rev. only)
       c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015):
           rev. No. 8.23.46.4 var.(has in ex. C ICTRW
           obv. e.g. No. 8.23.47.2 (same die)
coll. Pete Burbules, Forum Ancient Coins

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