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Elagabalus Phoenicia, Tyre. Elagabalus. A.D. 218-222. AE 23 (23.21 mm, 9.45 g, 7 h). . [IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS AVG] or similar, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right / [SEPTIM] TYRO [COL]O or similar, Temple of the Phoenician Koinon seen in perspective from the right; murex shell below. . Rouvier 2384; AUB 258; SNG Copenhagen 368. Fine, porous, rough surfaces.ecoli
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Elagabalus, Antioch,Elagabalus, Antioch, AE 18
218-222 AD, AE 18, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, ,
BM-426. Obv: Radiate head r. Rx: SC in wreath, eagle below.
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Elagabalus, Antioch, SyriaCuirassed bust right / SC, D above, e below, all in wreath.ecoli
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Gordian III & Tranquillina, Anchialus, Thrace.GORDIAN III & TRANQUILLINA: A.D. 238-244. AE 26
SNGC.447
Thrace: Anchialus
Obv: Busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina face to face / Rev: Athena standing l, holding spear, shield at her side.

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Gordian III, The Kingdom of Edessa,The Kingdom of Edessa, Abgar X, 242-243 AD. AE25 of Edessa. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust of Gordian III rt., star before / Draped bust of Abgar right, bearded, wearing a diadedemed tiara, star behind. ecoli
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Gordian III; Edessa, The Kingdom of Edessa;The Kingdom of Edessa, Abgar X, 242-243 AD. AE25 of Edessa. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust of Gordian III rt., star before / Draped bust of Abgar right, bearded, wearing a diadedemed tiara, star behind. ecoli
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201. Macrinus; NikopolisTyche

A Greek goddess, originally of fortune and chance, and then of prosperity. She was a very popular goddess and several Greek cities choose her as their protectress. In later times, cities had their own special Tyche. She is regarded as a daughter of Zeus (Pindar) or as a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys (Hesiod). She is associated with Nemesis and with Agathos Daimon ("good spirit"). Tyche was portrayed with a cornucopia, a rudder of destiny, and a wheel of fortune. The Romans identified her with their Fortuna.

AE26 of Nikopolis - Tyche OBVERSE: Laureate bust right REVERSE: Tyche standing left Holding rudder and Cornucopiae 26mm - 14 grams
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201.Macrinus and Diadumenian; Marcianopolis. Macrinus and Diadumenian, AD 217 - 218
AE Pentassarion, Legate Pontianus.
Obv. AVT K OPEL SEVH MAKREINOS K M OPEL ANTWNEINOS, facing busts.
Rev. VP PONTIANOV MARKANIOPOLEITWN, city-goddess standing with patera and sceptre
l. field E AMNG I 758

Marcianopolis AE 27
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205. Severus Alexander; Alexandria, Egypt;EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm. Dated RY 7 (AD 227/8). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Helmeted head of Athena right; LZ (date) to right. Köln -; Dattari 9873; cf. Milne 3014; Emmett 3093.7.ecoli
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205. Severus Alexander; Alexandria, Egypt;EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 232/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike seated left on cuirass, holding palm and wreath; palm to left, LI B (date) across field. Cf. Köln 2480 ; Dattari 4326; cf. Milne 3110 ; Emmett 3120.12. VF. Well struck.ecoli
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205. Severus Alexander; Antioch, Syria;Antioch, Syria, Severus Alexander

Tyche of Antioch seated l on rock, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head dress; in r hand ears of corn; l hand rests on rock, with orontes at feet swimming; above, ram running l.looking r
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205. Severus Alexander; Bostra, ArabiaSeverus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Bostra, Arabia

Bronze AE 19, SNG ANS 1218-1220, aF, 4.27g, 19.3mm, 180o, Bostra mint, IMP CAES M AVB SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse COLONIA BOSTRA, draped and turreted bust of Tyche left holding cornucopia; Bostra was the northern capital of the Nabataeans, until Trajan annexed the kingdom. It was then capital of Provincia Arabia, where the Third Legio Cyrenaica was garrisoned. The emperor Philip was born in Bostra and designated the city a metropolis.

Ex- CNG sale 143, Lot: 340
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303. Gordian III; Alexandria, EgyptRÖMISCHES REICH, Gordian III., 238-244, Bil.-Tetradrachme, Jahr 2 =238/239, Ägypten, Stadt Alexandria. Belorb. Brb.r. Rs.Nilusbüste r. , Datt.4757, BMC 16.246, 1899 Var., Försch.-, selten, vz ecoli
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Anchialus, Maximinus IMaximinus I AE19 of Anchialus, Thrace. AVT MAZIMINOC AV, laureate bust left holding sheild / AGCIALEWN, Hercules wrestling the Namean Lion right, bow to left. ecoli
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Anchialus, Thrace. Gordian III & Tranquillina GORDIAN III & TRANQUILLINA: A.D. 238-244. AE 26
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Thrace: Anchialus
Obv: Busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina face to face / Rev: Athena standing l, holding spear, shield at her side.
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Anchialus, Thrace; Gordian III & TranquillinaGordian III & Tranquillina
REVERSE: Athena standing left holding spear and victory
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Anchialus, Thrace; TranquillinaTranquillina Æ 22mm of Anchialus, Thrace. CABIN TPANKVLLINA AVG, diademed draped bust right / AGCIALAEWN, Homonoia standing left, holding patera & cornucopiae. AMNG II 687.3. ecoli
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Caesarea Maritima, Severus Alexander (?)JUDAEA, Caesaraea Maritima. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head left, supporting wreath with SPQR in center. Cf. Kadman, Caesarea, 97; cf. Rosenberger 91; cf. SNG ANS 810.
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Cappadocia, Caesarea; Gordian IIICappadocia, Caesarea, Gordian III 238-244 Æ26

The city has been continuously inhabited since perhaps c. 3000 BCE[citation needed] with the establishment of the ancient trading colony at Kultepe (Ash Mountain) which is associated with the Hittites. The city has always been a vital trade centre as it is located on major trade routes, particularly along what was called the Great Silk Road. Kültepe, one of the oldest cities in Asia Minor, lies nearby.

As Mazaca, the city served as the residence of the kings of Cappadocia. In ancient times, it was on the crossroads of the trade routes from Sinope to the Euphrates and from the Persian Royal Road that extended from Sardis to Susa. In Roman times, a similar route from Ephesus to the East also crossed the city.

The city stood on a low spur on the north side of Mount Erciyes (Mount Argaeus in ancient times). Only a few traces of the ancient site survive in the old town. The city was the centre of a satrapy under Persian rule until it was conquered by Perdikkas, one of the generals of Alexander the Great when it became the seat of a transient satrapy by another of Alexander's former generals, Eumenes of Cardia. The city was subsequently passed to the Seleucid empire after the battle of Ipsus but became once again the centre of an autonomous Greater Cappadocian kingdom under Ariarathes III of Cappadocia in around 250 BC. In the ensuing period, the city came under the sway of Hellenistic influence, and was given the Greek name of Eusebia in honor of the Cappadocian king Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator of Cappadocia (163–130 BCE). Under the new name of Caesarea, by which it has since been known, given to it by the last Cappadocian King Archelaus[5] or perhaps by Tiberius,[6] the city passed under formal Roman rule in 17 BCE.
Walls of the Seljuk era Sahabiye Medresesi, built in 1267 by the Seljuk vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin Ali.

Caesarea was destroyed by the Sassanid king Shapur I after his victory over the Emperor Valerian I in AD 260. At the time it was recorded to have around 400,000 inhabitants. The city gradually recovered, and became home to several early Christian saints: saints Dorothea and Theophilus the martyrs, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa and Basil of Caesarea.

Obv: Laureate bust of Gordian, right.
Rev: Agalma of Mount Argaeus set on altar. Year 243 AD
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Deultum, Gordian IIIObv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Rev: Asklepios with his serpent entwined staff

Varbanov (engl.) 2515, who cites Jurukova 247
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Diadumenian, NikopolisDiadumenian, Caesar AD 218 AE 27 12.6g struck under the magistrate Statius
Longinus

obv. KM OPPEL ANTWN DIADOYMENIANOC, bust draped, bareheaded, r.
rev. [YP CTATIOY] LONGI - NOY NIKOPOLITWN / PROC IC, Artemis as
huntress advancing r., holding bow and extracting arrow from
quiver on back. Her accompanying dog running at her feet.
AMNG 1844 (Gotha)
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Edessa, MESOPOTAMIA; ElagabalusMESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Elagabalus. AD 218-222.

Radiate head right / Tyche seated left on rocks, holding branch, altar before; Orontes swimming right below. BMC Arabia pg 101, 67 var.; SNG Copenhagen 209 var
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Edessa, Mesopotamia; ElagabalusElagabalus, AE of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT K M AV ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped bust of the emperor right / MAR AVR ANT (KOL EDECCA), Tyche, turreted, seated left on rock, holding corn-ears in right hand. At her feet, river-god Scyrte swimming, upper body visible. Babelon 52 var; BMC 58
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ElagabalusElagabalus Denarius. IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, laureate draped (& cuirassed) bust right / MARS VICTOR, Mars with flowing cloak, advancing right with spear and trophy. RIC 121, RSC 109 (& 110)ecoli
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ElagabalusAnnona

Annona (from Latin annus, year), in Roman mythology, is the personification of the produce of the year. She is represented in works of art, often together with Ceres, with a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in her arm, and a ship's prow in the background, indicating the transport of grain over the sea.

She frequently occurs on coins of the empire, standing between a modius (corn-measure) and the prow of a galley, with ears of corn in one hand and a cornucopia in the other; sometimes she holds a rudder or an anchor.

IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / ANNONA AVGVSTI, Annona standing left holding corn ears over modius & rudder attached to globe. RSC 13. RIC 59
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ElagabalusSYRIA, Decapolis. Petra. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (20mm, 6.58 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Founder plowing right. Spijkerman 56; SNG ANS 1377. Near VF, earthen green patina. ecoli
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Elagabalus, Bithynia, NicaeaElagabalus AE23 of Nicaea, Bithynia. M AVP ANTG, laureate head right / NIKAIEWN, three military standards. RecGen 571v
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Elagabalus, Damascus SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CЄBA/CMIA in two lines within wreath. SNG München 1018 var. (bust seen from front); Lindgren II 2144 var. (same).ecoli
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Elagabalus, Philippopolis, ThraceElagabalus AE19 of Philippopolis. Thrace.

AVT K M AVP ANTWNINOC, laureate head right
FILIPPOPOLEITWN NEWKORWN, river god reclining left, arm on bow of ship, leaning on overturned urn from which river waters flow
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Elagabalus, PHOENICIA, BerytusPHOENICIA, Berytus. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (30mm, 24.03 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche-Astarte standing facing, with left foot on prow, holding stylis in right hand; to right, Nike on short column, crowning her; all with tetrastyle temple. Sawaya – (but obv. die D340). Good Fine, dusty green patina.

An apparently rare obverse die with bust seen from front, which Sawaya only knew of from one coin (his no. 1705). That coin features a more ornate temple with sculptural acroteria along the roofline and Cupids riding dolphins to either side of the steps.
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Elagabalus; Markianopolis, Moesia InferiorElagabalus AE25 of Markianopolis. Laureate bust right / Homonoia enthroned left with patera & cornucopiae.
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Consular legate Julius Antonius Seleucus
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Elagabalus; Philippoplis THRACE, Philippopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ. Laureate head right / Aesclepius standing right, leaning on serpent-staff. Varbanov 1458 var (standing left).ecoli
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Gordian III Viminacium, Moesia Superior; Gordian III AE 29mm of Viminacium, Moesia Superior. Dated CY 4 = 242/3 AD. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull & lion standing at feet on either side; date in exergue. AMNG I 83, SNG Cop 144. ecoli
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Gordian III, Bithynia, NicaeaGordian III
M ANT GORDIANOC AV
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two legionary eagles between two standards

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Gordian III, Caesarea-Eusebia, CAPPADOCIACAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ . Dated RY 7 (AD 243/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Six grain ears tied together. Bland, Bronze 193; Sydenham, Caesarea 616 var.. ecoli
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Gordian III, Marcianopolis
MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 8.81 g, 7h). Tullius Menophilus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 239-240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Castor standing left, holding scepter and horse by bridle behind. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.36.24.1; Varbanov 1919. Near VF, green surfaces, some roughness. Rare.
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Gordian III; Nicaea, BithyniaGordian III. AE19. 3.45 gr. Nicaea, Bithynia. 238-244 AD. M ANT GORDIANOS AV, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / N-I-K-AI-EWN between and beneath three standards. BMC 125
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Macrinus NicopolisMOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Statius Longinus, consular legate. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VPCTATI LONGINO-V NI-KOPOLITWN PRO-C ICTPW, Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus; cock at feet left. AMNG I 1747; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Budapest -; Varbanov 3546 var. (obv. legend). 1 commentsecoli
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Macrinus, Gabala
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Gabala. Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AE 26 (26.11 mm, 8.66 g, 2 h). AV K M OΠ MAKΡEINOC, Laureate, drapped and currassed bust right / ΓABAΛEΩN, cult image of Astarte seated facing, sphinx at foot left and right. Mionnet Supp. V, 189. Fine. Very Rare.
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Macrinus, TyrePhoenicia, Tyre. Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AE 25. From the Virginia Collection of Architectural Types.
Phoenicia, Tyre. Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AE 25 (24.93 mm, 9.32 g, 7 h). Laureate head of Macrinus right / Temple of the Phoenician Melkart seen in perspective, murex shell to right. BMC 382. aVF.

From the Virginia Collection of Architectural Types.
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Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. Elagabalus.MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ 24mm (9.74 g, 6h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, consular legate. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Nemesis-Aequitas standing left, holding scales and scepter; wheel at feet to left. Hristova & Jekov 6.26.35.5 var. (bust type); Mouchmov 642. VF, green patina.

Ex-CNG ESale 218 lot 334

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Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior; Macrinus & DiadumenianMacrinus & Diadumenian Æ27 of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. Confronted heads / VP PONTIANOU MARKIANOPOLEITWN, Nemesis-Aequitas standing left with scales & cornucopia, wheel at side, E to right.1 commentsecoli
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Marcianopolis. MACRINUSMOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae
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Marinus/Diadumenian. Antiochia ad OrontemSyria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antiochia ad Orontem. Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AE 20 (20.3 mm, 5.73 g, 6 h). AVT K M O CE MAKPINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, seen from behind / KAI M Ο ΔΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC C / S-C, bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian right, seen from front. McAlee 742; Butcher 466. VF, black patina with red highlights. ecoli
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Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior; ElagabalusElagabalus AE26 Pentassarion of Markianopolis. Magistrate Antoninus Seleukus.

AVT M AVPH ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right
VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN, Concordia standing left sacrificing from patera over lit altar to left & holding cornucopiae.

Moushmov 632
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Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior; Gordian III & Serapis Gordian III & Serapis
Tyche

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Markianopolis, Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander AE27 of Markianopolis. Legate Umbrius Tereventinus.

AVT K M AVP CEVH ALEZANDROC, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right
HG OUM TEREBENTINOU MARKIANOPOLITWN, Nemesis standing left with scales & arshin
No wheel
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Markianopolis. ElagabalusElagabalus AE26 Pentassarion of Markianopolis. Magistrate Antoninus Seleukus. AVT M AVPH ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right / VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MAPKIANOPOLITWN, Concordia standing left sacrificing from patera over lit altar to left & holding cornucopiae.1 commentsecoli
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Markianopolis; Severus Alexander & Julia MaesaSeverus Alexander & Julia Maesa of Markianopolis.

Magistrate Tiberius Julius Festus. AVT K M AVP CEVH ALEXANDPOC IOVLIA MAICA (...), confronted busts / VP TIB IOVL FHCTOV MARKIANOPOLEITWN, Concordia standing left with patera & cornucopiae, E to left. Moushmov 730. No.3069.
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Maximinus Thrax, AnchialosTHRACE. Anchialos. Maximinus Thrax (235-238). Ae.
Obv: AVT MAXIMEINOC EYCEBHC AVG.
Laureate bust right.
Rev: AΓXIAΛEΩN.
Dolphin right; two tinny-fishes to left and right flanking.
Varbanov 495.
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Neapolis, Samaria; ElagabalusElagabalus AE24 of Neapolis, Samaria. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar; stairway leads to temple, collonade below mountain. ecoli
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Nikopolis ad Istrum, CaracallaCaracalla.
Æ16 Obv: AVT K M AVPH ANT NEINOC, laureate bust right
Rev: NIKOPOLITWN PROCICTP,
star with seven(eight) rays.
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Nikopolis ad Istrum, DiadumenianNikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, AD 217-218
struck under Marcus Claudius Agrippa
a) AMNG I/1, 1797 (3 ex., Löbbecke, Sofia, Wien)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3669
c) Hristova/Jekov No. 8.25.13.2
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Nikopolis ad Istrum, ElagabalElagabal from Nikopolis ad Istrum:
obv. AVT KM AVR[H?] - ANTWNEINOC (or ANTWNINOC?)
bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTRON
basket with fruits
ref. AMNG I/1, 2033 var.; Varbanov (engl.) 3821/3822 var.

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Nikopolis ad Istrum, ElagabalusNicopolis ad Istrum was a Roman and Early Byzantine town founded by Emperor 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 floruit during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.

The classical town was planned according to the orthogonal system. The network of streets, the forum surrounded by an Ionic colonnade and many buildings, a two-nave room later turned into a basilica and other public buildings have been uncovered. The rich architectures and sculptures show a similarity with those of the ancient towns in Asia Minor. Nicopolis ad Istrum had issued coins, bearing images of its own public buildings.

In 447 AD, the town was destroyed by Attila's Huns. Perhaps it was already abandoned before the early 5th century. 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.[4] The largest area of the extensive ruins (21.55 hectares) of the classical Nicopolis was not reoccupied since the fort covered only one fourth of it (5.75 hectares), in the southeastern corner. The town became an episcopal centre during the early Byzantine period. It was finally destroyed by the Avar invasions at the end of the 6th century. A Bulgarian medieval settlement arose upon its ruins later (10th-14th century).

Nicopolis ad Istrum can be said to have been the birthplace of Germanic literary tradition. In the 4th century, the Gothic bishop, missionary and translator Ulfilas (Wulfila) obtained permission from Emperor Constantius II to immigrate with his flock of converts to Moesia and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum in 347-8. There, he invented the Gothic alphabet and translated the Bible from Greek to Gothic.

Elagabalus, Nikopolis ad Istrum.
rev. VPA.NOB.ROVFOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC, in l. and r. field ICT - RON
AMNG I/1, 1893 (1 ex., Löbbecke)
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Nikopolis ad Istrum, MOESIA INFERIOR; ElagabalusMOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (23mm, 6.23 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia.ecoli
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Nikopolis, Moesia; ElagabalusElagabalus, AE26 of Nikopolis, Moesia. Legate Novius Rufus. AVT K M AVRH ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VP NOBIOV ROVFOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICT-RW-N, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Varbanov 4080; AMNG 1972; Moushmov 1450
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Odessos, Gordian III & Great God of OdessosObviously Gordian III as Robert stated. Obv. legend AVT KM ANT GORDIANOC and AVG below. But it is not Serapis but the Great God of Odessos! I have an article about this deity in the thread 'Mythological interessent coins'. Perhaps you take a look. You can differentiate the Great God (greek = Theos Megas) from Serapis easily by the cornucopiae he always is holding. The cornucopiae you can see at the rigt brder under the -OC of GORDIANOC.
The reverse is ODHCC - EITWN. The O you can see too. E in the left field for pentassarion. It s AMNG 2341 if the size is AE27. Only one spec. in Sofia known in AMNG, so I think it is a rare one.
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Odessos, Lower Moesia; Gordian III and TranquilinaGordian III & Tranquillina AE26 Pentassaria of Odessos.

AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB TPANKVLLEINA, confronted draped busts
ODHCCEITWN, the Great Goddess of Odessos standing left with scales and parazonium, wheel at foot, E to left
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PHRYGIA, Lysias; Gordian IIIPHRYGIA, Lysias. Gordian III. AD 238-244.

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Cybele seated left, holding patera and resting arm on tympaeum; at her feet, lion seated left. Von Aulock, Phrygiens II 651 = Lindgren and Kovacs 1002
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Selinus,Cilicia, Maximus. Caesarobv:
rev: TRAIANO SELINOYSIÔ
Demeter(?) and Kore(?) veiled
SNG Levante
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Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander Sestertius, 223 AD, Rome.

Obv: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.

Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P / S C, Pax seated left, holding olive-branch and sceptre.

RIC IV, Part 2, 402

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Severus Alexander Salus

Hygieia (Roman equivalent: Salus) was a daughter of Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation (and later: the moon), and played an important part in her father's cult (see also: asklepieion). While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health.

Though Hygieia had been the subject of a local cult since at least the 7th century BC, she did not begin to spread out until the Oracle at Delphi recognized her, and after the devastating Athens plague in 429 and 427 BC and in Rome in 293 BC. Her primary temples were in Epidaurus, Corinth, Cos and Pergamon.

Pausanias remarked that, at the asclepieion of Titane in Sicyon (founded by Alexanor, Asclepius' grandson), statues of Hygieia were covered by women's hair and pieces of Babylonian clothes. According to inscriptions, the same sacrifices were offered at Paros.

Ariphron, a Sicyonian artist from the 4th century BC wrote a well-known hymn celebrating her. Statues of Hygieia were created by Scopas, Bryaxis and Timotheus, among others.

She was often depicted as a young woman feeding a large snake that was wrapped around her body. Sometimes the snake would be drinking from a jar that she carried. These attributes were later adopted by the Gallo-Roman healing goddess, Sirona.

Severus Alexander Denarius, RIC 14, RSC 218, BMC 33
222 AD. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right /P M TR P COS P P, Salus seated left, feeding snake arising from altar.

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Severus Alexander Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust right with slight drapery on left shoulder / VICTORIA AVGVSTI S-C, Victory standing right inscribing VOT X on shield attached to palm tree. Cohen 642.

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Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea; Marcianopolis From Steve Minnoch:

The governor's name is Tiberius Julius Festus, who served under Severus Alexander. The other bust will be either Julia Maesa or Mamaea. With what looks like a wheel at her feet the figure is Nemesis-Aequitas, but Pick lists no such type at Marcianopolis for Sev Alex + either Julia under Festus.

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Severus Alexander MarcianopolisMOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (26mm, 9.73 g, 6h). Tiberius Julius Festus, legatus consularis. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. H&J 6.32.1.9; Varbanov 1801.ecoli
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Severus Alexander, Bithynia, NicaeaBithynia, Nicaea. Severus Alexander Æ 19. M AVP CEV ALEXANDROC AV, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust bust seen from behind / N/IK/AI/E between three standards, WN in ex. SNG Cop 520

helvetica [Mar 27, 2008 at 03:02 PM]

Just checking these Nicaea coins for my online lists. The obv of this one reads CEV ALEX.. not CEVH ALEX..., bust seen from behind. SNG Cop 520
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Severus Alexander, Bithynia, NicaeaBithynia, Nicaea. Severus Alexander Æ 19. M AVP CEVH ALEXANDROC AV, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / N/IK/AI/E between three standards, WN in ex.ecoli
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Severus Alexander, Bithynia, Nicaea, Severus Alexander AE19 of Nicaea in Bithynia. M AVP CEV ALEXANDROC AV, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / NI-KA-I-E|WN between legionary eagle, head right with wreath in its beak, between two standards.
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Severus Alexander, Caesarea-Eusebia,CAPPADOCIACAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Dated RY 7 (AD 228). Laureate head right / Three grain ears. Sydenham, Caesarea 587; SNG Copenhagen 301 var. (date); SNG Hunterian 2278.1 commentsecoli
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Severus Alexander, Thrace, DeultumTHRACE. Deultum. Severus Alexander (222-235). Ae.
Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AV.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: COL FL PAC DE / VLT.
Founder plowing right with yoke of oxen.
Varbanov 2312
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Severus Alexander.Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (Rome mint. Proclamation issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERALITAS AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC IV 148; BMCRE 3-5; RSC 108b. Possibly limes.ecoli
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Severus Alexander; Alexandria, EgyptEGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm Dated RY 4 (AD 224/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bust of Serapis right; L Δ (date) across field. Köln -; Dattari 4947; Milne 2934 = Emmett 3133.4.ecoli
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Tomis, Thrace; Gordian & Tranquillina Tomis , Gordian & Tranquillina Æ 27mm

OBVERSE: Laureate and draped bust of Gordian facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina

REVERSE: Serapis standing, with right raised hand, holding in left hand spear across
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