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A copper coin of the emperor Septimius Severus from Nikopolis ad Istrum showing a crescent moon and seven stars Coin Type: Copper AE18 of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Mint and Date: Nikopolis ad Istrum in Lower Moesia
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 2.69g
Obverse: AV KAI Λ CE CEVHPOC
Laureate head right.
Reverse: •NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPO
Crescent moon on its back; one large star and six smaller stars within.
Ref: Varbanov I (English) —; AMNG I —; Hristova/Jekov (2009) 8.14.48.23; (2011) 8.14.48.27.
Provenance: cameleoncoins (eBay), July 2009.
BW Ref: 077 042 143
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