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Offline maridvnvm

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This one has me stumped! Help Please!
« on: June 05, 2003, 07:37:10 am »
I have what I think is a Geta AE15. I may be wrong with Geta but have no idea as to the rest of the coin.

Any help would be most welcome.

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Re:This one has me stumped! Help Please!
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2003, 07:46:53 am »
This is an Assarion (denomination) from Nikopolis ad Istrum (city) in Moesia Inferior (province). The guy on the obv is indeed Geta, while the rev depict Thanatos.

Nice little pice!

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Re:This one has me stumped! Help Please!
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2003, 09:34:50 am »
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Thanks for the information. I am learning bit by bit.

Am I correct in thinking that Thanatos was the Greek personification of Death? Hence wings etc. i.e. Angel of Death...
I had a look at the online Moushmov reference and couldn't find a Thanatos for Nicopolis ad Istrum.

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Re:This one has me stumped! Help Please!
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2003, 09:49:07 am »
That is correct. MOushmov was published half a century ago and is far from complete.

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