#059
A correction for
ElagabalElagabal, AD 218-222
AE 27, 12.01g
struck under governor Novius Rufus
Obv.:
AVT M AVR – ANTWNINOC
Bust, draped and
cuirassed, laureate, r.
Rev.: VP NOBIOV ROVFOV NIKOPOLITW(NP)R (NP
ligate)
in l.
field one below the other OC I / O
in r.
field one below the other C - TR / N
Zeus, nude, stg. frontal,
head l., resting with raised l. hand on long
sceptre and holding in
extended r. hand
patera.
Ref.: a)
AMNG I/1, 1897
b) not in
Varbanov c)
Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2023) No. 8.26.1.9
corr. (ligation of NP not mentioned)
coll. Larth, Numismatisches
ForumThe ligation of two letters of two neighbouring words is very
rare. that's why I put it here.
Best regards
Jochen