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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 14. Septimius Severus, HrHJ (2018) 8.14.03.18 (plate coin)
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Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 16, 2.15g, 15.44mm, 30°
obv. AV KAI CEP - CEVHROC
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLIT PROC ICTR
Peacock stg. frontal (on club?), head r., with spread tail
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1415 (1 ex., Sofia)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 2424 var. (has AVT KAI CEP)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.3.18 (plate coin)
very rare, about VF/VF
added to www.wildwinds.com
Usually the peacock is related to consecratio. Here it seems to belong to a family series! Pick: An unusual depiction.
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