Hristova & Jekov, Markianopolis Addenda I

[Jochen]

#173

New die combination

Elagabal & Julia Maesa, AD 218-222
AE 27
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR ANTWNEINOC AVG IOVLIA MAICA AVG .
        confronting busts of Elagabal r. and Julia Maesa l.
rev.  VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (both OV and AR ligate)
        Asklepios in himation stg. facing, head l., resting with r. hand on snake-staff
       in l. field E
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 954
      b) Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No.6.28.20.2 var. (has last N in ex. and ligate only 1st OV)
          obv. No.6.28.20.1
ex coll. Jericho (FORVM's Gallery)

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[slokind]

For #171, see my Picasa album, http://picasaweb.google.com/slokind/MarcianopolisMacDiaECoinsBySubject#, sv Apollo, especially #4 and #7.
Pat L.

[Jochen]

Thanks for the hint!

#174

A new. legend variant

Severus Alexander, AS 222-235
AE ?
struck under governor Tib. Julius Festus
obv. AVT KM AVR CEVH - ALEZANDROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP TIB IOVL FHC - TOV MARKIANOPOLI (2nd OV ligate)
       in r. field TWN
       Aequitas with cornucopiae and scales stg. l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 1798 (has only head, laureate, r.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov
          obv. No.6.32.35.12
          rev. new legend breaks
          could be added as No.6.32.35.13, but this number is already used
ex coll. Jericho (FORVM's Gallery)

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[slokind]

STUDY ALBUM OF MY AVAILABLE COINS OF MARCIANOPOLIS, SEVERAN TO AD 217.
In a Picasa album, http://picasaweb.google.com/slokind/STUDYSeveranMarcianopolisAD193217NewPhotosWillBeSortedAsSoonAsComplete#
I have posted for study the new photographs so far completed for Marcianopolis for the Severans before Macrinus.
Hristova and Jekov had only my flatbed scans for this earlier monograph, but most of these coins are in it.
The coins not listed in HrJ will be so marked in the album.
There are some repetitions in the album as presently posted.  Eventually I shall delete actual duplications.
Pat L.

[Jochen]

#175

New die combination and rev. legend variant

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 24, 7.56g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR[H] - ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CEL - EVKOV MARKIANOP / OLITWN (WN ligate)
       Nemesis in long garment stg.l., holding cubit rod in l. arm and pulling garment
       with r. hand to chin; l. at her feet the wheel
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 838 var. (has in ex LITWN and different break)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          cf. No.6.26.35.1. (different obv. and different rev. legend)
          obv. f.e. No.6.26.36.3
ex Roma Numismatics

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[Jochen]

#176

New die combination

Macrinus & Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE 26, 11.8g
struck under Pontianus
obv. AVK OPE CEV MAKREINOC . M OPEL.ANZTWNEINOC KAI.
        Confronted busts of Macrinus laureate r. and Diadumenuian bare.headed l.; both
        draped and cuirassed
rev. VP PONTIAN - OV MARKIANOPOL / ITWN
       Liberalitas, stg.l., holding cornucopiae in l. arm and counting bord in r. hand
       in r. field E
ref. a) not in AMNG
          rev. AMNG I/1, 770 (depiction only)
      b) not in Varbanov
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No.6.24.39.2 var. (has in ex. TWN)
          obv. f.e. No.6.24.20.9
ex Lanz

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[slokind]

Re: reply #203.  I have completed, as well as I can, entering the HrJ numbers for the coins pictured in that Picasa albrum.  P.L.

[rennrad12020]

    This coin, issued under Quintilianus, is depicted in Hristova & Jekov Markianopolis (6.18.38.3), but I believe that this obverse die is rare and the OV ligature is not recorded (although my Bulgarian is non-existant and I might have missed a reference to this ligature somewhere). In addition to the ligature there appears to be a legend blunder with an superfluous letter inserted in ΠIOC, maybe a lunate sigma or epsilon? Also N. B. the epsilon in Antoneinus.

Here is my reading of the obverse legend (cf. H & J p.62):

AN[T]ΩNEINOC ΠC(?) -IOC AVΓOVCTOC

This is conjecture on my part working with only the specimen on page 62 and the attached coin.

A handsome coin I wish I had pulled the trigger on, but you can't have them all.

JPW

[Jochen]

Hristova/Jekov No.6.18.38.3. Looks like a double die match. I think it could be PEIOC on the obv. The ligate OV (subscribed O) is a nice and depicted - while not listed - feature.

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[Jochen]

#177

A new rev. type for Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 25, 10.03g
struck under Quintilianus
obv. ANTWNINOC.PI - OC .AVGOVCT - O - C
        Head, laureate, r.
rev. VP KVNTILIANOV MARKIANOPOLI
       in l. and r. field T - WN (ligate)
       Eagle with open wings stg. facing on globe, head with wreath in beak nturned r.
ref.: a) AMNG I/1, 642 (2 ex., London, Paris)
       b) Varbanov (engl.) 962
       c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
           obv. No.6.18.1.10
           rev. not listed!
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#178

A new rev. legend

Geta, AD 209-212
AE 26
struck under Aurelius Gallus
obv. LOV CEP. - G[ETAC K]
        Bust, draped, bare-headed, r.
rev. [VP AV GA]LLOV MAKIANOPOLITWN (R omitted!)
       Dionysos, nude, holding thyrsos and kantharos
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 696 var. (omitted R not mentioned)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1989 (= AMNG 696)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          obv. No.6.22.8.2-5
          rev. not listed.  Wether there is a panther at his feet is unclear.
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#179

A new rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26
struck under Aurelius Gallus
obv. AV.K.L.CEP. - C[EVHROC]
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, lauretae, r.
rev. VP AV GALLOV - MARKIANOPOLITWN
       Tyche, in long garment and with mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding
       cornucopiae and rudder (set on small globe?)
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 559 var. (has break MA - RKI)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 748 (writes in error V AV)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.38.5 var. (has break MAR - KI)
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#180

A new rev. legend

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 25
obv. AV KL CEPTI - CEVHROC PE
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANO[POLEIT]WN VP AVC - PEKOC
      Zeus in himation std. l. on throne, resting with raised r. hand on sceptre and
       holding patera in extended r. hand
ref. a) not in AMNG
          cf. AMNG I/1, 543 (different rev. legend)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
           cf. #718 (= AMNG 543)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          cf. No. 6.14.1.7 (= AMNG 543)
          rev. new one
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#181

A new rev. legend for Gentianus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26, 12.0g, 180°
struck under Cosconius Gentianus
obv. AV K L CEP - CEVHROC PE
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V K GENTIANOV MA - RKIANOPOLI
       in l. and r. field TW - N
       Zeus, nude, chlamys over l. shoulder, stg.l., holding patera in r. hand and resting
       with l. hand on his sceptre; l. at his feet the eagle std.l., looking r.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 544 (2 ex., Belgrad, Paris)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 761
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.1.3 var. (rev. legend with different break and different
          distribution)
          could be added as No.6.14.1.4
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#182

A new rev. type for Caracalla under Gallus

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 28, 12.98g, 225°
struck under Aurelius Gallus
obv. [AV] MAR AVRH - AN[TWNINOC]
        Youthful bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. [V AV G]ALLOV - MARKIANO[POLITWN]b
       Tyche, wearing kalathos, stg. l. with rudder and cornucopiae
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 609 (3 ex., Gotha, St.Petersburg, Wien)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 917
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          no Tyche listed for Caracalla under Gallus!
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#183

A new rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 11.73g, 30°
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AV KL CEPT - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL [OVLP]IAN - OV MARKIANO -PO[liT?]
       Kybele, with mural crown, std. l. on throne, resting with l. ellbow on tympanon
       and holding patera in r. hand; on both sides of the throne a lion
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 579 (has several different rev. legends)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 827
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          obv. No.6.14.31.14
           rev. new legend
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#184

A new rev. legend for Gentianus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27
struck under osconius Gentianus
obv. AV KL CEP - CEVHROC PE
        Bust, draped, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLEI - T - WN V K GENTI[ANOV]
       Zeus, nude, chlamys over l. shoulder, holding patera in r. hand and resting with   
       raised r. hand on sceptre
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          obv. AMNG I/1, 544
          rev. AMNG I/1, 546 (depiction)
                 AMNG I/1, 550 (legend, for Dionysos)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          obv. No.6.14.1.1
          rev. not listed. All rev. legends begin with V K GENTIANOV
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#185

Pic of a not illustrated coin

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 25, 11.47g
struck under Pollenius Auspex
obv. AV KL CEP - CEVHROC PE
        Bust, draped, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLEI - VP AVCPEKOC
       in l. field as a second line from below TWN (W upside down)
ref. a)  AMNG I/1, 543 (1 ex., Gotha)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 717
      c) Probably Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.38.1 (not illus.)
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

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[Jochen]

#186

A completely new type

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26
struck under Pollenius Auspex
obv. AV KL CEP - CEVHROC PE
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, lauretae, r.
rev. V[P] AVCPEKOV MARKIANOPOLEI - TWN
       Apollo Lykeios, nude, stg. frontal, head r., r. hand over head, holding bow in l.
       hand; at his r. side a treetrunk entwined by a snake(?)
 ref. a) not in AMNG
           obv. AMNG I/1, 543
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
           no Apollo listed for Auspex!
ex coll. Pat Lawrence

A wonderful and intersting coin! I wonder wether it is really a snake coiling round the treetrunk. The twigs and leafs seem to come out of the 'snake', so it could be well a laurel-twig coiling round the treetrunk!

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[slokind]

But it IS in HrJ, on p. 27 at the bottom of the page, from my old scan, and it is HrJ 6.14.7.1.  And, yes, it's a snake.
There is, in the Sofia Archaeological Museum a relief from Marcianopolis not unlike this naive-style Apollo Lykeios.  It is one of the earliest Marcianopolis signed coins, of course, and the engraver is not evidently deeply familiar with Classical statuary types!  There is an old thread in which an old drawing of the relief in the museum is posted; Nina Hristova also has a photo of the relief.  Pat L.
P.S. The first Septimius Lykeios, the Auspex one, was not in the first printing of Marcianopolis.  So that was when I started sharing photos, and it is in the second printing.  The relief that Tacchella found at Reka Devnia and the debut of the Auspex coin both are in this thread: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=37633.0
P.L.

[Jochen]

Now we have found the explanation for this discrepancy: There are 2(?) different editions of the Marcianopolis monography. All my information is related to the 1st edition, 2006, whereas the 2nd edition has the date August 2006!

Sorry for this inconvenience
Jochen

[slokind]

There were only two printings, and the numbers (except in this case where the earliest one in a series was in question, and perhaps a couple of later emperors—but those may have involved new photos, not new numbers) in Jochen's and mine should be the same.  That is why Jekov devised the open numbering system, and generally it has worked beautifully.
Pat L.

[Jochen]

#187

A new rev. legend variant

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 26
struck under Sergius Titianus
obv. AVT KM AVRH . ANTWNEINOC
        Head, laureate, r.
rev. VP CER[G TITI]ANOV - MARK[IAN]OPOLITWN (WN ligate)
       Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding
       cornucopiae and patera.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 899
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1460
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.26.36.1 var. (has WN in ex.!)
ex David Connors
   
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[Jochen]

#188

A new rev. legend variant for Elagabal & Julia Maesa

Elagabal & Julia Maesa, AD 218-222
AE 28, 11.07g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. [AVT] KM AVR ANTWNEINOC AVG IOVLIA MAIC - A AVG
        Confronted head of Elagabal, laureate, r., and bust of Julia Maesa, draped and 
        wearing stephane, l.
rev. VP.IOVL.ANT.CE - LEVKOV MARKIANOP / OLITWN (2nd OV ligate)
       Athena, helmeted, stg.l., holding owl in extended r. hand and resting with raised r.
       hand on sceptre; l. at her feet the shield
       in r. field E
ref. a) so not in AMNG:
          obv. AMNG I/1, 946
          rev. AMNG I/1, 946 (depiction)
                 AMNG I/1, 947 (legend)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.28.3.1 var. (different rev. legend break and only WN in ex.)
ex Imperial Coins     

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[Jochen]

#189

A rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26, 9.88g
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. [AV] K[L C]EP - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVLPIANOV MARKIANOPOLIT
       Eagle with closed wings, stg. facing, head with wreath in beak r.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 584 (has several different legend variants)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 830
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.1.15 var. (has the full ethnic)
ex coll. casata137ec (FORVM's Gallery)

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