Hristova & Jekov, Markianopolis Addenda I

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#354

A correction

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 10.69g, 27.06mm
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AV KL CEP - CEVEROC
        Bust, drasped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVLPIANOV - MARKAINOPOLI -TW
       Apollo Lykeios, stg. frontal, head r., r. hand over his head, holding bow in l. hand;
       at his r. side tree-stump entwined by snake, at his l. side his quiver with chlamy
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 578 (like ex. from Berlin)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 822 var. (has TWN at end of rev. legend)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.14.7.9 corr. (has AV KL CEPTI - CEVHROC PE in
          error)
ex Ancient Imports

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[Jochen]

#355

A small rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26, 11.23g, 26.38mm
struck under Iulius Faustinianus
obv. AV L CEPTI - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V I FAVCTINIANOV - MARKIANOPOLITWN
       Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding
       cornucopiae in l.arm and patera in r. hand
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 568
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 796
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.14.36.1 var. (has only LITW at end of rev. legend)
ex Ancient Import

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[Jochen]

#356

A correction

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 12.9g, 27.24mm
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AV KL CEPT - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVLPIANOV - MARKIANOPOL[I - TW]
       Apollo, nude, stg. r., r. hand over head, holding bow in l. hand; at the r.  side the
        tree-stump with snake, at the l. side the quiver with cloak
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 578
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 822 var.
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.14.7.11 corr. (writes AV L CEPTI in error)
ex Ancient Imports

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[Jochen]

#357

A new obv. and rev. type for Commodus

Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 19, 4.2g, 19.27mm
obv. AV KAI L A - VR KOMODOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. [MA]R[KIA]NOPO - LEITWN
       Tyche, in long garment and mantle, without kalathos, holding cornucopiae in l.
       arm and holding in r. hand rudder
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          cf. AMNG I/1, 541 (has Tyche with kalathos)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 708(?)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. cf. No. 6.10.38.1-4 (have tyche with kalathos and different legend breaks)
          obv. not listed
ex Ancient Imports

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[Jochen]

#358

A new rev. legend variant (legend error)

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211

AE 27, 9.68g, 26.55mm, 0°
struck under Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AV KL CEP - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OLPIANOV(sic!) - MARKIANOPOLIT
       Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding
       cornucopiae in l. arm and patera in r. hand
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 580 (like ex. #11, Venedig Marciana)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No. 6.14.36.6 var. (has OVLPIANOV and writes in error
                 MARKIANOPOL)
          obv. No. 6.14.36.6 corr. (writes in error CEPT)
ex coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#359

A new rev. variant

Gordian III & Serapis, AD 238-244
AE 27
struck under Tullius Menophilus
obv. M ANT GORDIANOC
        below AVG
        Confronting busts of Gordian, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r. and Serapis,
        draped and wearing kalathos, l.
rev. VP MHNOFILO - V MARKIANOP / OLITWN
       Nemesis/Aequitas, in long garment and mantle, without kalathos, stg. l., holding
        rod in l. arm and scales in r. hand;: at her feet l. the wheel
        in lower r. field E
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 1154 (depiction only)
          obv. AMNG I/1, 1155
      b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 2002
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.37.35.3 var. (different legend distribution on rev.)
 ex sanrode

It is difficult to identify the object in the l. arm of Nemesis. I think it is rather a club-shaped rod than a cornucopiae.

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[Jochen]

#360

A rev. die variant

Caracalla & Julia Domna, AD 198-217
AE 28, 12.89g
struck under Quintilianus
obv. ANTWNINOC AVGOVCTOC IOULIA DOMNA
        Head of Caracalla, laureate, r., confrontig bust of Julia Domna, draped , l.
rev. VP KVNTILIANOV MARKIANOPOLITW
       in lower l. field N
       Homonoia in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg.l., holding
       cornucopiae in l. arm and patera in r. hand; l. before her burning decorated altar
       in upper l. field E
ref. a) AMNG I/1,0 677 (like ex.#2, Löbbecke)
      b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 1030 (cites AMNG 677 but has different busts)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No.6.19.35.5 var. (N in r. field, different legend break)
          obv. No. 6.19.35.2 (same die)
ex slaveycoins

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[Jochen]

#361

A new rev. die variant

Severus Alexander, AD 222-238
AE 25, 8.82g, 24.98mm, 30°
struck under Julius Festus
obv. AVT M AVR CEVH - ALEZANDROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP TIB IOVL FHCTOV MARKIANOPOLITW / N (AR ligate)
       Eagle with open wings, stg. frontal, head with wreath in beak erected l.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1021 (rev. like ex. #4, Mandl; obv. like ex. #3, Kopenhagen)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          cf. No. 6.32.1.8 (2nd OV ligate and in ex. WN) 
          similar to #250 in this thread but that too has 2nd OV ligate.
ex coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#362

A new rev. die

Gordian III &Serapis, AD 238-244
AE 26, 12.1g
struck under Tullius Menophilus
obv. ANTWNIOC GORDIANOC AVG
        below AVT.K.M
        Confronting busts of Gordianus III, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and
        Serapis, draped and with kalathos, l.
rev. VP MH - NOFILOV - MARKIANOPOL - ITWN
       Demeter, in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding two grain-ears in lowered r.
       hand and resting with raised l. hand on sceptre.
       in r. field E (reversed)
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. cf. No. 6.37.5.2 (for type)
          obv. f.e. No. 6.37.4.1 (for Athena)
ex numismatiklanz

Seems to be a completely new type!

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[Jochen]

#363

A new obv. legend variant (or a correction)

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 19, 3.86g, 19.06mm, 210°
obv. AV [L CEPT] -  CEVHRO(sic!)
        Bust, drasped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIAN - OPOLITWN (WN ligate)
       Kybele, in long garment and wearing kalathos, enthroned l., resting with l. arm on
       tympanon and holding pastera in r. hand
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 586 var. (has CEVHROC)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 723 corr. (has CEVHRO too!)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.14.31.19 var. (has CEVHROc)
          But the upper coin looks like CEVHRO too. Then this should be corrected.
ex coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#364

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 26, 9.66g
struck under Quintilianus
obv. ANTWNEINOC PI - OC AVGOOVCTOC
        Head, laureate, r.
tev. VP KVNTILIAN - OV MARKIANOPOLIT
        in l. and r. field W - N
        Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding
        cornucopiae in l. arm and patera in r. hand over burning altar
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 640 (like ex. 2, Iversen)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 980 var.
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov
          rev. No. 6.18.36.12 var. (different legend break)
          obv. No. 6.18.36.10 corr. (writes in error ANTWNINOC)
ex frascatius

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[Jochen]

#365

A new obv. die and a rev. legend variant

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 25, 9.66g, 25.19mm, 150°
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVRHL - ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, cuirassed with scale armour, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (WN ligate)
       Tyche, in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding cornucopiae in l. arm and in r. hand
        rudder
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 864 var. (AR ligate)
          obv. AMNG I/1, 864 (ex. 3, Paris; bust type only)
                  obv. not listed
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No. 6.26.38.1 var. (has legend break)
          obv. with bust cuirassed and that legend not gelisted
ex coll. Hoeft

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[Jochen]

#366

A new rev. die for Titianus

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 25, 10.2g
struck under Segius Titianus
obv. AVT KM AVR . ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP CERG TITIANOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (WN ligate)
       Nemesis/Aequitas in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding cornucopiae in l.
       arm and scales in r. hand; at her feet left the wheel
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 896 (1 ex., München)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1472
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          this type not listed!
ex ancientcollectablecoins

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[Jochen]

#367

A new rev. die for Antonius Seleucus

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 24, 10.3g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVRHLI - ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITW (AR ligate)
       Tyche, in long garment and mantle, stg. frontal, head l., holding cornucopiae in l.
        arm and in r. hand rudder
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 863 var.:
           rev.  like ex. 3, Sofia
           obv. like ex. 4, trade
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1592 (cites in error AMNG 864 which has AVG at end of
           obv. legend)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov
          rev. cf. No. 6.26.38.1 (but head of Tyche r. and a bit different legend)
          obv. f.e. No. 6.26.36.9 (for Concordia)
ex ancientcollectablecoins

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#368

A completely new type for Philip I & Otacilia Severa

Philip I & Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249
AE 25
obv. [AVT ] M IOVL FILIP[POC AVG M]
        below in 2 lines [WTAK CEB / HRA CE]
        confronting busts of Philip I, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Otacilia
        Severa, draped and wearing stephane, l.
rev. MAR[KI]ANO - [POLEI]TWN (WN ligate)
       Nemesis/Aequitas, in long garment and mantle, istg. l., holding cornucopiae in l.
       arm and scales(?) in r. hand; at her feet l. the wheel
       in l. field E (?)
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
      Seems to be a completely new type!
ex Guy Clark

Sadly some parts of the legend are lost. The obv. legend I have completed referring to the F of FILIPPOC which is situated at top of the centre of the obv. The position of the r. hand matches better scales than a rod. Wether there is actually an E in the l. field I don't know.

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[Jochen]

#369

A new obv. die for Elagabal

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 25, 8.3g
struck unde Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT M AVR - ANTWNINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN
       Eagle with open wings, stg. r. on thunderbolt(?), head with wreath in beak erected
       l.
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. cf. AMNG I/1, 870 (fot rthe type)
          obv. not listed
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. No. 6.26.1.6 var. (1st OV ligate)
          obv. not listed
ex numismatiklanz

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#370

A new die combination and a rev. legend variant

Macrinus & Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE 26
struck under pONTIANUS
obv. AVT K OPELLI CEV[H(?) MAKREINOC] KM OPELLI ANTWNEINOC
        Confronted busts of Macrinus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and
        Diadumenian, draped, bare-headed, l.
rev. [VP P]ONTIANOV MAR - KIANO[POLE]ITWN (AR ligate)
       Apollo Lykeios, nude, stg. frontal, head r., r. hand over head, resting with l. arm
       on tree-stump entwined by a snake and holding bow in l. hand
       in l. field E
ref.a) not in AMNG:
         rev. AMNG I/1, 726
         obv. f.e. AMNG I/1, 720 (for Serapis)
     b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
     c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
         rev. No. 6.24.7.12 var. (WN ligate)
         obv. f.e. No. 6.24.6.4 (for Serapis)
ex Ancient Treasures

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#371

A completely new type

Elagabal & Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222
AE 26, 12.2g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR ANTWNEINOC AVG IOVLIA COVAIMIC
        Confronting head of Elagabal, laureate, r., and bust of Julia Soaemias, draped, l.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (Both OV and WN ligate)
       Athena, in long garment and helmeted, stg. l., holding in extended r. hand patera 
       and in lowered l. head shield set on ground
       in lower l. field E
 ref. a) not in AMNG
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) not in Hristova/Jekov
           The whole type is missed. Seems to be a completely new type.
ex Muenzzentrum Rheinland

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[curtislclay]

This Athena type of Elagabalus and Soaemias has been emerging with some regularity in the recent, now abating, flood of coins from Bulgaria on eBay and the internet.

I have images of eight specimens from that same die pair, some with the same die break on Elagabalus' wreath and some without that die break.

[Jochen]

Thanks for this addition!

#372

A rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 14.4g
struck under Aurelius Gallus
obv. AV K.L. CEP. - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V AV GALLOV - MARKIANOPOLITWN
       Tyche, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding cornucopiae
        in l. arm and in r. hand rudder
 ref. a) AMNG I/1, 559
       b) Varbanov (engl.) 748
       c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.14.38.5-6 var. (different legend break on reverse)
ex Muenzzentrum Rheinland

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#373

A rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
struck under Julius Faustinianus
AE 23, 8.6g
obv. AV KL CEPTI - CEVHROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V I FAVCTINIANO - V MARKIANOPOLIT
       Tyche, in long garment and mantle, wearing kalathos, stg. l., holding cornucopiae
        in l. arm and in r. hand rudder
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 571 var. (has POLITWN)
          obv. f.e. AMNG I/1, 567
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.38.12-13 var. (have POLITWN)
ex numismatiklanz

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#374

A new rev. die for Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE 16, 2.46g, 15.50mm
obv. AVT KM AVRHLIOC - ANTWMEINOC
        Head, bearded, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLIT - WN
       Lion, with raided tail, walking l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov
          obv. f.e. No.6.18.20.3 (Asklepios)
ex cgb.fr

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#384

A new rev. die

Elagabal & Julia Maesa, AD 218-222
AE 28, 9.59g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR ANTWNEINOC AVG IOVLIA MAICA AVG (NE and last AV
        ligate)
        Confronted head of Elagabal, laureate, r., and bust of Julia Maesa, draped and
        wearing stephane, l.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANO
       in ex in 2 lines POLITW / N
       Snake in 4 elaborate coils erected r.
       in l. field E
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 972
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. cf. No. 6.28.22.6 (but snake r. and E in r. field)
          obv. f.e. No. 6.28.7.1 (Apollo Lykeios)
ex slaveycoins

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#385

A rev. die variant

Elagabal & Julia Mesa, AD 218-222
AE 27, 13.5g
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR ANTWNEINOC AVG IOVLIA MAICA AVG .
        Confronted busts of Elagabal, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Julia Maesa,
       draped, wearing stephane, l.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLIT (1st OV ligate)
       in l. field WN (ligate)
       Hera, in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding patera in r. hand and sceptre in
       raised l. hand
       in r. field E
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 942 var. (has WN in ex. and OV not ligate)
          obv. AMNG I/1, 943
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1626 (but cites in error AMNG 941)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.28.3.4 var. (no legend in fields)
ex numismatiklanz

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#386

A rev. die variant

Severus Alexander, AD 222-235
AE 25, 9.9g
struck under Umbrius Tereventinus
obv. AVT KM AVR CEVH - ALEZANDROC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.#
rev. HG OVM TEREBENTINOV MARKIANOPOLITW / N (both OV ligate)
       Homonoia, in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding cornucopiae in l. arm and
       patera in r. hand
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1033
      b) Varbanov (engl.)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.32.36.12 var. (no legend break on rev.)
ex numismatiklanz

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