Hristova & Jekov, Markianopolis Addenda I

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#42

Macrinus & Diadumenian, unlisted die pair

K M OP/PEL ANTWNEINOC AV K OPPEL CEVH MAKR/INOC
Confronted heads, Macrinus, laureate, facing left
(obverse die same as AMNG 772)

VP PONTIAN/OV MARKIANOP/OLITWN
Homonoia standing, head left, holding patera over flaming, garlanded altar and cornucopia behind.  E  in right field
This reverse die is the same as H&J 6.24.36.4
Varabanov -
AMNG -

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#43

Variant:
Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 17, 2.6g, 210°
obv. AVT KM [AVR] - ANTWNINOC
       Head, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLITWN (WN ligate)
       Staff (of Asklepios) entwined by a snake, head r.
rev. a) AMNG I/1, 920
       b) Varbanov (engl.) 1419
       c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.26.20.3 var.
       d) SNG Copenhagen 240
S+
Pedigree:
ex D. Zauche 1999
ex coll. Hoeft

HJ 20.1 has head of snake to l.
HJ 20.2 has head of snake to l. and POLEITWN
HJ 20.3 has head of snake to r. but legend break IAN -  OPOL

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#44

Another variant of the snake around staff type:
Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 16, 1.8g, 180°
obv. AVT M AVRHL - ANTWNINOC
       Head, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLITWN
       Staff (of Asklepios) entwined by a snake, head r.
rev. a) cf. AMNG I/1, 922 (1 Ex., Sofia)
       b) Varbanov (engl.) 1420 var. (cites AMNG 922, has AVT KM AVRHL)
       c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.26.20.3 var. (cites AMNG 922, has AVT KM AVR)
Very rare, F+/about VF
ex coll. Hoeft

I can read clearly AVT M AVRHL. AMNG 922 has listed only AV...AVRHL, the rest is illegible. So it could be possibly my legend. But there is no small coin known with AVT M AVRHL. So I think it is a new obv. legend!

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#45

Gordian III AD 238-244
AE 27, 12.76g, 45°
struck under governor Tullius Menophilus
obv. M ANT GORDIANOC / AVG
        confronted busts of Gordian III, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, l.
rev. VP MHNOFILOV - MARKIANOPOL / ITWN
       Tyche, draped and with kalathos on head, standing frontal, head l., holding cornucopiae in l. arm and holding in r. hand   
       rudder, set on globe.
       E in r. field (for pentasssarion)
ref. a) so not in AMNG:
           obv. AMNG I/1, 1162
           rev. AMNG I/1, 1162 (legend)
                  AMNG I/1, 1161 (depiction) 
      b) Hristova/Jekov No.6.37.38.3 var. (has no legend in ex.)
      c) Varbanov (engl.) 2021 var. (without pic, citing AMNG 1161!)
VF, light roughness on obv., excellent portrait of Serapis
ex coll. Hoeft

Hristova/Jekov No.6.37.38.3 has the globe under the rudder but has a legend not partially in ex.

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#46

A new die combination:

Philipp II & Serapis, AD 244-247
AE 28, 13.07g, 210°
Philipp II as Caesar
obv. .M IO[VLI]OC FILIPPOC. / .KAICAR.
        Confronted busts of Philipp II, draped and cuirassed, bare-headed, r., and Serapis, draped and wesring kalathos, l.
rev. MARKIANOP - OLEITWN
       Hera, in high-girded double chiton and mantle over both arms, holding sceptre in raised l. hand and patera in extended
       r. hand.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Hristova/Jekov
          Hristova/Jekov No.6.44.5.2 has the different obv. legend KAICAR M IOVLIOC FILIP / POC AVG. The rev. is from the same
         die.
      c) Varbanov (engl.) 2094 cf.
          The same like Hristova/Jekov No.6.44.5.2. Cites Moushmov 866, pl.XI, 21, but that coin has the rev. legend with name
          of the editing governor.
ex coll. Hoeft

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#47

Another new die combination:

Caracalla & Julia Domna, AD 198-217
AE 28, 13.09g, 210°
struck under legate Quintilianus
obv. ANTWN - INOC AVGOVCTOC IOVLIA DO - MNA
        Laureate head of Caracalla r., and bust of Domna, draped, l.
rev. VP KVNTILIANO - V MARKIANOP / OLI
       in l. and r. field TW - N
       in upper r. field reversed E (for pentassarion)
       Athena, helmeted and in long garment, stg. l., sacrificing from patera in r. hand over burning decorated altar and resting
       with l. hand on shield seen from inside; r. behind her stele with owl std. l.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 667, pl.XV, 21 (1 ex., Imhoof, rev. same die)
          probably a var. with different legend break on obv. AMNG 667 has ANT - WN.
      b) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          obv. Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.4.2
          rev. Hristova/Jekov No.6.19.4.1 (same die)
      c) not in Varbanov (engl.)
          rev. Varbanov (engl.) 1007 (same die; calls owl in error eagle!). The listed coin is identical with Hristova/Jekov
          No.6.19.4.1
very rare, F+/about VF, dark green patina, patina partially damaged on obv.
Pedigree:
ex coll. Areich
ex coll. Hoeft

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#48

A new die combination:

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 26, 10.19g, 30°
struck under legate Iulius Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVR - ANTOWNEINOC AVG (VG ligate)
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. [VP IOVL ANT ] CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (both OV and AR ligate)
       Tyche, in long garment, stg. l.,holding cornucopiae in l. arm and rudder in r. hand.
ref. a) Not in AMNG:
          obv. AMNG I/1, 829 (but rev. is Dionysos, without pic)
          rev. AMNG I/1, 863
      b) not in Hristova/Jekov:
          rev. H/J No.6.26.38.1.2 (only rev. depiction)
          obv. H/J No.6.26.8.1 (but rev. is Dionysos, without pic), and
                 H/J No.6.26.35.5  (but rev. Aequitas/Nemesis, writes in error ANTWNINOC AVG)
      c) not in Varbanov (engl.):
          rev. Varbanov (engl.) 1503 (cites AMNG 863)
very rare, F-F+, flan crack at 2 o'clock
ex coll. Hoeft

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Neither die published in Hristova-Jekov (cf. H/J 6.17.14, 2 specimens listed), AE19, 3.75, Julia Domna draped bust right, IOYLIA DO MNA SEP / Herakles naked wrestling Nemean lion r., MARKIANO POLIT WN

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#50

Wrong described or not in Hristova/Jekov:

Moesia inferior, Marcianopolis, Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 16, 2.04g, 15°
obv. AVT KM AVR - ANTWNEINOC
        Head, laureate, r.; ties hanging down to shoulders
rev. MARKIANO - POLITWN
       Club of Herakles vertical. grip above
ref. a) not in AMNG
       b) Hristova/Jekov No.6.26.47.9 corr. (obv. same die)
           cites AMNG 929/30, but both types have a burning torch. Hristova/Jekov describes No.6.26.47.9 as not burning torch 
           in contrast to quoting AMNG!
       c) Varbanov (engl.) 1391 (describes the object correctly as club of Herakles)
ex coll. Hoeft

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#51

A new reverse (from a friend of the German Forum):

Elagabal & Julia Maesa, AD 218-222
AE 29, 14.52g, 28.92mm
struck under governor Julius Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVRH ANTWNEINOC IOVLIA MAICA AVG
        confronted busts of Elagabal r. and Julia Maesa l.
rev. VP.IOVL.ANT.CELEVKOV MARKIAN in ex. OPOLITWN
       Snake in two folds erecting r.
ref. not in AMNG; not in Hristova/Jekov; not in Varbanov (engl.); unpublished?

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#52

A new die combination (known by Pick, but not listed in Hristova/Jekov):

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 27, 9.94g, 180°
struck under Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVRH - ANTWNEINOC AVG (AVG ligate)
Bust, laureate, with scale armor, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITWN (both OV and AR ligate)
Nemesis stg. l., holding in extended r. hand scales, in l. arm rod; on the left side the wheel.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 841 (1 ex., Paris)
b) not in Hristova/Jekov
c) not in Varbanov (engl.)
about VF/F+
ex coll. Hoeft

Curiously this coin is not listed in H/J. The obv. is the same like No.6.26.1.5. AMNG I/1, 842, the same rev. type with bust draped and cuirassed, is listed as No.6.26.35.5.
In error H/J writes below as reference 'P.R., 839-842'. But P.R. (= AMNG) 839 too - like AMNG 841 - is not listed.

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A retrograde-reverse-legend variant of Geta / Stars-Moon, HJ 6.22.48:

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#54

New die combination

(1) The obv. looks like AMNG I/1, 746. Then the legend is AV K OPPEL CEVH MAKREINOC and in ex. KM OPPEL AN / TWNINOC DI / ADOVMEN, confronting heads of Diadumenian r. and Macrinus l.
The rev. seems to be AMNG I/1, 749: rev. legend VP PONTIANOV MARKIANOPOLITWN. Because of the available space I think that the rev. legend needs no break. The description of Asklepios is 'bearded'. If Asklepios here is not bearded - I can't decide it - then the depiction is that of AMNG 746. But the legend is AMNG 749 matching too the rectangular E in the l. field.

(2) Not in Varbanov (engl.). Varbanov 1256 cites AMNG 746 but the legends are described wrongly.

(3) Not in Hristova /Jekov: H/J 6.24.20.5 = AMNG 746 and H/J 6.24.20.3 = AMNG 749. This die combination not listed.

The pic is from the seller.

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#55

A coin of a member of the German forum. A new type?

Moesia inferior, Markianopolis, Macrinus&Diadumenian, AD 217/18
AE 27, 11.32g, 27.19mm
struck under governor Pontianus
obv. AVT K OPEL CEVH MAKREINOC KM OPEL ANTWNEINOC
        Laureate head of Macrinus, r., confronting bare-head of Diadumenian l.
rev. VP PONTIANOV MAR - K - IANOPOLEITWN (AR and WN ligate
       Zeus, in himation, stg. l., holding patera in outstretched r. hand and resting on
       sceptre wit raised l. hand; At his feet l. an eagle stg. l. with opened wingss, head
       turned r. and looking up to him
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 715 var. (different rev. legend)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1240 var. Varbanov cites AMNG 715, but has only CEV and writes
           AV KM in error.
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov

Additionally I can see an E in the r. field. It is the same E like on AMNG I/1, 717, the type with Zeus with altar.
Can anyone confirm that? If that would be correct we would have a new type at all.

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#56

A correction I think.

Severus Alexander, AD 222-235
AE 25, 12.47g, 30°
struck under governor Julius Gaetulicus
obv. AV KM AVR CEV ALEZANDROC
        Bust, with long sideburns, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOV GETOVL - KOV MARKIANOP (without I and without K! OV ligate)
       in l. and r. field LIT - WN (WN ligate)
       Hygieia, in long garment, holding snake in r. arm and feeding her from patera in l. hand
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 990 var. (no legend break and missing I not mentioned)
       b) Hristova/Jekov No.6.32.21.1 corr. (doesn't mention the missing I and the missing O, even though the pic is correct)
       c) not in Varbanov (engl.)
ex coll. Hoeft

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#57

New type for Seleucus, forgotten?

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 26, 8.32mm, 25.91mm, 0°
struck under governor Antonius Seleucus
obv. AVT KM AVRHLIOC - ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP IOVL ANT CELE - VKOV MARKIANOPO / LITWN
       Nemesis, in long garment, stg. l., holding rod in l. arm and scales in r. hand; l. at her feet the wheel.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 840, pl. XVIII, 25 (4 ex., 2x München, Paris, Sofia)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 1581
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov; should be inserted as No.6.26.35.10
ex coll. Hoeft

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#58

A new variant

Elagabal & Julia Maesa, AD 218-222
AE 26, 11.53g, 26.38mm, 15°
struck under governor Antonius Seleucus
obv. [AVT] KM AVRH ANTWNEINOC.IOVLIA MAICA [AVG]
        Head of Elagabal, laureate, r., and bust of Julia Maesa, draped and with stephane, l.
rev. VP.IOVL.ANT.CEL - EVKOV MARKIANOPO / LITWN
       Hygieia, in long garment, stg. r., holding snake in r. arm and feeding her from patera
       in l. hand.
       in lower l. field E (for pentassarion)
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 957 var. (2 ex., Gotha, Sofia)
          WN ligate
       b) Varbanov (engl.) 1636(?), no pic!
       c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
           no. 6.28.21.3 has same rev. legend, but E in r. field and the position of the letters
           on the obv. argues against the long legend with AVGOVC.
rare, F+/about VF, dark green patina
ex coll. Hoeft

Should be added as no. 6.28.21.5

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This is a correction of #22:

Septimius Severus, new variant with missing L in OVPIANOV

AE 27, 11.22g, 30°
struck under governor Flavius Ulpianus
obv. AV K L CEPT CEVHROC (clear CEPT, not CEPTI!)
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVPIANO(sic!) - V MARKIANOPOLI
       Tyche stg. l., with long garment and kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 582 var. (rev. legend var.)
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.), #817 has AV L CEPT 
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov; cf. no. 6.14.38.16 (cites AMNG 582)
different dies as whitetd49's specimen
ex coll. Hoeft

Should be added as No. 6.14.38.17

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#59

A correction:

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 18, 3.36g, 180°
obv. AV KL CE - CEVHR
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANO - POLITWN
      Eagle, stg. frontal on base(?), wings half open head r., without wreath
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 593 var. (3 ex., St. Petersburg, Sestini, Wiszay); has MARKIAN -
         OPOLITWN, possibly like (3) from Wiszay
     b) Varbanov (engl.) 730 var. (= AMNG 593, but doesn't mention AMNG)
     c) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.1.19 corr.:
         writes CEVHROC but has only CEVHR! Same dies
about VF, but crude style
ex coll. Hoeft

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#60

A new obv. legend variation

Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE 17, 3.56g, 180°
obv. M OPPELI - ANTWNINOC K
Bust, draped and cuirasswd, seen from behind, bare-headed, r.
rev. MARKIAN - OPOLEITWN
Harpokrates, nude, stg. l., holding finger of r. hand to lips, cornucopiae in l. arm
not in AMNG; Varbanov (engl.) 1351 var.; Hristova/Jekov 6.25.30.1 var.
very rare, VF, dark-green patina
ex coll. Hoeft

Hristova/Jekov 6.25.30.1 has the obv. legend without the K at the end. And so does Varbanov.

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#61

A new die combination and a rev. legend variant

Gordian III, AD 238-244
AE 27, 13.50g
struck under governor Tullius Menophilus
obv. AVT KM ANT GORDIANOC / AVG
       Confronted busts of Gordian III, draped and cuirassed(?), r., and Serapis,
       draped, wearing kalathos, l.
rev. VP MHNOFILOV - MARKIANOPO / LITWN (WN ligate)
       Aequitas/Nemesis, in long girded double chiton, wearing kalathos, stg. facing,     
       head l., holding in l. arm measuring-rod and puff of garment and in r. hand scales; 
       l. at her feet the wheel
       in r. field E
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 1154 (depiction)
                 legend not listed
          obv. AMNG 1149 (for Asklepios)
     c) cf. Varbanov (eng.) 2001 (cites AMNG 1154)
     b) not in Hristova/Jekov:
         rev. No.6.37.35.2 var. (has ITWN in ex.)
         obv. f.e. No.6.37.20.4 (for Asklepios)
ex coll. Hoeft

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#62

Was already listed under #45

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#63

A legend variation or a correction

Macrinus & Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE 27, 10.37g, 15°
struck under governor Furius Pontianus
obv. AVT KM OPELLI CEV [MAKREINOC] KM OPELLI ANTWNEINOC
        Confronted busts of Macrinus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and
        Diadumenian, draped and cuirassed(?), bare-headed, l.
rev. VP PONTIANO - V- M- ARKIANOPOLI / TWN (AR ligate)
       Emperor, with mantle over back, riding r., holding sceptre in l. hand and raising r.
       hand in greating attitude; horse with raised r. forefoot over bearded captive,
       kneeling l., head turned back
       E in upper l. field (for pentassarion)
very rare, about VF, green patina
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
      c) not in Hristova/Jekov:
ex coll. Hoeft         

No. 6.24.34.1 has a similar specimen but with obv. legend KM OPEL ANTWNEINOC. The depicted specimen is so worn, that I think the legend is added without evidence. So it is possible that the legend is identical with the legend on my coin. Then it should be corrected.

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#64

A new rev. legend variant

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26, 13.2g, 195°
struck under governor Iulius Faustinianus
obv. AV L CEPTI - CEVHR[OC]
      Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. [V I FAV]CTINIA[NOV MAR]KIANOPOLITW / N
       Apollo Lykeios, nude, stg. l., head r., holding bow in raised l. hand and r. hand over his
       head; at the r. side a tree-stump entwined by a snake; at the l. side his quiver with the
       chlamys above.
ratre, about VF, green patina
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 562 var. (obv. legend ends with P)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 778 (unpublished variant)
      b) Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.7.9. var. (has in ex. TWN, whereas here it is only N)
ex coll. Hoeft

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#65

A legend variant

Philip I & Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249
AE 28, 12.83g, 225°
struck under governor Prastina Messallinus
obv. AVT M IOVL FILIPPOC AVG M WTAK / CEBHRAC (AV ligate)
        confronted busts of Philip I, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, r., and Otacilia
        Severa, draped and wearing stephane, l.
rev. VP PRACT MECCALL - EIN - OV MARKIANOPO (PR ligate)
       in l. field one below the other  L / I / T / WN (WN ligate)
       Tyche, in long garment, wearing kalathos, stg. frontal, head l., holding cornucopiae in l.
       arm and rudder in re hand
        E in l. field (for pentassarion)
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1205 var. (has different breaks and in l. field one below the other
         O / L / I / TW / N)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 2086 var. (cites AMNG 1205 but is from same dies as the coin in
          Hristova/Jekov!)
      c) Hristova/Jekov No. 6.41.38.1 var. (has no breaks and in r. rev. field L / I / TW / N, but
          cites AMNG 1205!);
very rare, EF, minor pitting, flan crack at 11 o'clock
possibly unpublished
ex coll. Hoeft

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