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A copper coin of the emperor Septimius Severus from Nikopolis ad Istrum with a  reverse showing an eight-pointed star Coin Type: Copper AE16 of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Mint and Date: Nikopolis ad Istrum in Lower Moesia.
Size and Weight: 13mm x 15mm, 2.62g
Obverse: (AV K Λ CE) CEVHPOC
Laureate head right.
Reverse: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT
Eight-pointed star with pellets at the tips.
Provenance: petronius_2008 (eBay), January 2011.
Ref: Varbanov I (English) 2572; AMNG I — (but see the similar 1443-1445); Hristova/Jekov (2009) — (but see the similar 8.14.48.1-3); (2011) — (but see the similar 8.14.48.1-4).
BW Ref: 105 052 167
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