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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     783401      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     MOESIA INFERIOR City:     Nicopolis ad Istrum Issuer:     Septimius Severus Date Ruled:     AD 193-211 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     ae 26 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 193-211 Diameter:     26 mm Weight:     11.92 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     AVT Λ CEΠT• CEVH ΠΕΠ Obverse Description:     , laureate head right Reverse Legend:     VΠ AVP ΓΑΛΛΟV NIKOΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠPOC ICTP, AIMOC Reverse Description:     Mountain-god Haemus reclining right on wooded rock outcropping, resting right arm above head and cradling scepter in left arm; below, bear right, chasing leaping stag Primary Reference:     AMNG I 1315 Reference2:     SNG Cop - Reference3:     Varbanov (second ed.) 2721 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=99732 Grade:     EF, attractive dark green patina with blue-green overtones Notes:     Very rare. Haemus, the son of Boreas, was a mythological king of Thrace. Vain and haughty, he boastfully compared himself and his wife Queen Rhodope to Zeus and Hera. For this vainglorious presumption, Haemus and Rhodope were transformed into local mountains. Sometimes, the Greeks called the entire Balkan Peninsula the CersonhsoV tou Aimou, Haemus’ Peninsula.

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