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LOT 3147

Elagabalus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222. ΝΟΒΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ (Titus Flavius Novius Rufus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.

AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPΩ, eagle standing facing, with wings spread, head and tail to left, holding wreath in beak. RPC VI, 1192 (temporary); Moushmov 1434; H&J, Nicopolis 8.26.1.16. Very Fine.(11.82gr, 27mm, 6h.).

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

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LOT 3147

Elagabalus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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