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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Elagabal, bronze (CN type 24118)

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Record status

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Period

218-222 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Elagabal dated 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24118. Obverse: Laureate head of Elagabalus, right. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Elagabal

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Elagabalus, right.
Reverse type
Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΝΟΒΙΟV ΡΟVΦΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24118
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24118

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