Hi!
Here is my latest coin. An
AE26 of
Elagabal from
Nikopolis.
Elagabal AD 218-222
AE 26, 10.84g
struck under the legate Novius Rufus (as always)
obv. [
AVT KM
AVR] - ANTWNINOC
bust, draped and
cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VPA NOBIOV ROVFOV NIKOPLITWN /
PROC ICT / R / O / N
City-gate with two towers, high two-winged door, above emperor in
quadriga facing, on top of each tower a
horse, standing outwards
AMNG 2003;
Varbanov 3137
var;
Moushmov 1394
rare with
quadriga, F+/about VF
A closer look shows the missing O between P and L in NIKOPLITWN. But directly beside PL you see the O in the r.
field for ICTRON. Now I think this O could be used twice, for
POL and for TRON. It is well known that there are space problems with the long
legend of
Nikopolis. Is this suggestion possible and did it occur on other coins too?
Any opinion welcomed!
Best regards