MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus, 193-211. (Bronze, 18 mm, 2.88 g, 7 h). AY KAI CE CEYHPOC Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right. Rev. ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤ ΠΡΟC ΙCT Dionysos standing facing, head left, holding grape bunch in right hand, thyrsos in left. H&J 8.14.8.9. Varbanov 2378. Dark green patina. Very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, acquired from Burbulis in New York in December 1998.