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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior

Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101-106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town peaked during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty. In 447, the Nicoplis was destroyed by Attila's Huns. In the 6th century, it was rebuilt as a powerful fortress enclosing little more than military buildings and churches, following a very common trend for the cities of that century in the Danube area. It was finally destroyed by the Avar invasions at the end of the 6th century.

Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
	Nicopolis ad Istrum can be said to have been the birthplace of Germanic literary tradition. The Gothic bishop, missionary and translator Ulfilas (Wulfila) obtained permission from Constantius II to immigrate with his flock of converts to Moesia and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum in 347. There, he invented the Gothic alphabet and translated the Bible from Greek to Gothic.

SH60004. Bronze AE 22, Nikopolis 2012 8.26.46.8, Varbanov 3830, AMNG I 2017 var (obv legend), aEF, weight 5.811 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 0^o, Nikopolis mint, obverse AVT K M AVPH ANTWNINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse NIKOPOLITWN PROC I, CTPON in ex, City gate flanked by two towers; rare; $315.00 (�242.55)

Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior

Plate coin for The coins of Moesia Inferior 1st - 3rd c. AD, Nicopolis ad Istrum by N. Hristova, H.-J. Hoeft, and G. Jekov.

Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101 - 106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town reached its peak during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.

Minted under the consular legate (governor) Aurelius Gallus

SH63865. Aes AE 25, Nikopolis 2012 8.14.38.10 (this coin); cf. AMNG I/I 1318 ff., Varbanov 2709, gVF, struck with a repaired reverse die, scratches, weight 11.691 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 180^o, Nikopolis ad Istrum mint, obverse AU K L C CEUHROC PER, laureate head right; reverse UP AUR GALLO-U NIKOPOLITW / PROC ICT, Tyche standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, rudder on globe in right, cornucopia in left; ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener M�nzhandlung auction 160 (Oct 2007), lot 1793; $250.00 (�192.50)

Gordian III Pius, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
	Nicopolis ad Istrum can be said to have been the birthplace of Germanic literary tradition. The Gothic bishop, missionary and translator Ulfilas (Wulfila) obtained permission from Constantius II to immigrate with his flock of converts to Moesia and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum in 347. There, he invented the Gothic alphabet and translated the Bible from Greek to Gothic.

RP34260. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov I 4227, gVF, weight 11.818 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, die axis 195^o, Nikopolis mint, obverse AUT K M ANTWNIOC GORDIANOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse UP CAB MODECTOU NIKOPOLEITWN PROC ICTRON, tetrastyle temple containing statue (of Asklepios?), pellet on pediment; $135.00 (�103.95)

Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior

Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101-106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town peaked during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty. In 447, Nicopolis was destroyed by Attila's Huns. In the 6th century, it was rebuilt as a powerful fortress enclosing little more than military buildings and churches, following a very common trend for the cities of that century in the Danube area. It was finally destroyed by the Avar invasions at the end of the 6th century.

RP39114. Bronze assarion, Varbanov I 3859, VF, weight 2.121 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180^o, Nikopolis mint, obverse AVT K M ANTWNINOC or similar, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICT[...], Nike standing right, and Elagabalus standing left holding spear, they erect a trophy of arms with two bound captives at the base; nice patina; rare; $70.00 (�53.90)

Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
	Hristova and Jekov identify the youth as a mountain-god, others only say youth or river-god.

RP62497. Bronze AE 27, Nikopolis 2012 8.23.43.9, AMNG I/I 1765, Varbanov 3572, VF, weight 10.842 g, maximum diameter 27.0 mm, die axis 0^o, Nikopolis ad Istrum mint, Consular Legate Statius Longinus, 217 - 218 A.D.; obverse AU K OPPEL CEOUHROC MAKRINOC, laureate bust right; reverse UP CTATIOU LONGINOU NIKOPOLITWN, PROC ICT/RW, Young mountain-god seated left on mound, torso bare, himation around waist and legs, branch in right, left holding reeds and propped on vase (or above cave?) from which water flows; $70.00 (�53.90)

Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
	Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101 - 106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town reached its peak during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.

RP62063. Bronze AE 19, Nikopolis 2012 8.18.36.2 var (ICTPO), Varbanov I 2957 ff. var (bust and obv legend), SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, VF, unstruck area on reverse, weight 3.370 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 225^o, Nicopolis ad Istrum mint, as caesar, 195 - 198 A.D.; obverse M AUR KAI ANTWNINO, bare head right; reverse NIKOPOLIT PRO C ICTPO, Homonoia standing left, kalathos on head, patera in right, cornucopia in left; $40.00 (�30.80)

Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
	Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101 - 106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town reached its peak during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.

RP55674. Bronze AE 19, Varbanov I 2501, AMNG I/I 1406, aVF, rough, weight 3.935 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 45^o, Nikopolis ad Istrum mint, obverse AV KAI CE - CEVHPOC, laureate head right; reverse NIKOPOLITWN, PROC IC, bull walking right; $28.00 (�21.56)

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REFERENCES

Hristova, H., H.-J. Hoeft, & G. Jekov. The Coins of Moesia Inferior 1st - 3rd c. AD: Nicopolis ad Istrum. (Blagoevgrad, 2012).
Pick, B. & K. Regling. Die antiken M�nzen von Dacien und Moesien. AMNG I/I. (Berlin, 1898).
Varbanov, Ivan. Greek Imperial Coins And Their Values, Volume I: Dacia, Moesia Superior & Moesia Inferior. (Bourgas, Bulgaria, 2005).

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