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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 10. Commodus, HrHJ (2018) 8.10.07.04 corr. (plate coin)
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Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 22, 6.83g, 22.15mm, 105°
obv.: [M ANTW]NEIN - OC KOMOD[OC]
Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev.: NEIK[OPOLI - PR]OC ICTR.
Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with l. hand on tree stump, on
which lizard is creeping upwards, and holding in r. hand twig; l. behind him bow and
quiver
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.4 corr. (plate coin, writes 7.2)
d) cf. Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 212, Lot 2321 corr. (Heavily tooled and then misinterpreted as Artemis!)
extremely rare (2 ex. known), F+, dark green patina, corroded
The dot behind ICTR could well be a part of the tree stump too! Although corroded a beautiful and interesting example of the coinage of Nikopolis at the time of Commodus!
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![Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 10. Commodus, HrHJ (2018) 8.10.07.04 corr. (plate coin)
Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 22, 6.83g, 22.15mm, 105°
obv.: [M ANTW]NEIN - OC KOMOD[OC]
Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev.: NEIK[OPOLI - PR]OC ICTR.
Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with l. hand on tree stump, on
which lizard is creeping upwards, and holding in r. hand twig; l. behind him bow and
quiver
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.4 corr. (plate coin, writes 7.2)
d) cf. Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 212, Lot 2321 corr. (Heavily tooled and then misinterpreted as Artemis!)
extremely rare (2 ex. known), F+, dark green patina, corroded
The dot behind ICTR could well be a part of the tree stump too! Although corroded a beautiful and interesting example of the coinage of Nikopolis at the time of Commodus!](albums/userpics/10672/normal_nikopolis_commodus_HrHJ%282014%298_10_7_2.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 10. Commodus, HrHJ (2018) 8.10.07.04 corr. (plate coin)
Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 22, 6.83g, 22.15mm, 105°
obv.: [M ANTW]NEIN - OC KOMOD[OC]
Bust, cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev.: NEIK[OPOLI - PR]OC ICTR.
Apollo Sauroktonos, nude, with crossed legs stg. r., resting with l. hand on tree stump, on
which lizard is creeping upwards, and holding in r. hand twig; l. behind him bow and
quiver
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.10.7.4 corr. (plate coin, writes 7.2)
d) cf. Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 212, Lot 2321 corr. (Heavily tooled and then misinterpreted as Artemis!)
extremely rare (2 ex. known), F+, dark green patina, corroded
The dot behind ICTR could well be a part of the tree stump too! Although corroded a beautiful and interesting example of the coinage of Nikopolis at the time of Commodus!")
