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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 26. Elagabal, HrHJ (2018) 8.26.11.04 #2 (plate coin)
Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 26, 12.7g, 25.68mm, 225° 
struck under governor Novius Rufus
obv. [AVT K M AVRH] - ANTWNEINOC
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, laureate, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVFOV - NIKOPOLITWN 
       in l. field one below the other C IC / PR / O
       in r. field one below the other T - RO / N
       Ares, helmeted, in short military cloak and boots, stg. facing, head l., holding in 
       raised l. hand reversed spear and resting with r. hand on his shield.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1917 (2 ex., Athens, Löbbecke)
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 3969
      c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.26.11.4 (plate coin)
rare, about VF

It could be Virtus too on the rev. I have choosen this coin because of its interesting legend distribution on the rev.!

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 26. Elagabal, HrHJ (2018) 8.26.11.04 #2 (plate coin)

Elagabal, AD 218-222
AE 26, 12.7g, 25.68mm, 225°
struck under governor Novius Rufus
obv. [AVT K M AVRH] - ANTWNEINOC
Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, laureate, r.
rev. VP NOBIOV ROVFOV - NIKOPOLITWN
in l. field one below the other C IC / PR / O
in r. field one below the other T - RO / N
Ares, helmeted, in short military cloak and boots, stg. facing, head l., holding in
raised l. hand reversed spear and resting with r. hand on his shield.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1917 (2 ex., Athens, Löbbecke)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3969
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.26.11.4 (plate coin)
rare, about VF

It could be Virtus too on the rev. I have choosen this coin because of its interesting legend distribution on the rev.!

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Petrus Elmsley   [May 07, 2007 at 07:41 PM]
That's quite an alphabet soup on the reverse. The celator went across left field to right C I C -T - R O / N, then PR /O in botom left field?

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