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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). Æ 4 assarion (27mm, 11.92 gm, 1h). Aurelius Gallus, legatus consularis. • AVT • Λ • CEΠT • CEVHP ΠEP, laureate head of Severus right / VP AVP ΓAΛΛOV NIKOPOΛITΩN, AIEMOC in left field, mountain god Haemus reclining left, right arm above head, left arm cradling scepter, bear chasing stag below, ΠPOC ICTP in exergue. AMNG I 1315. Varbanov 2721. Very rare! Attractive natural green patina with turquoise blue overlay. Choice Extremely Fine.In Greek mythology, Haemus was a haughty king of Thrace who compared himself and his wife, Queen Rhodope, to Zeus and Hera. In response the gods changed them into mountains, appropriately named Haemus and Rhodope Mons on the Balkan peninsula, which the Greeks referred to as the "Peninsula of Haemus." Haemus is shown on this rare Moesian issue reclining in an attitude suggesting languid arrogance.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD
MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). Æ 4 assarion (27mm, 11.92 gm, 1h). Aurelius Gallus, legatus consularis. • AVT • Λ • CEΠT • CEVHP ΠEP, laureate head of Severus right / VP AVP ΓAΛΛOV NIKOPOΛITΩN, AIEMOC in left field, mountain god Haemus reclining left, right arm above head, left arm cradling scepter, bear chasing stag below, ΠPOC ICTP in exergue. AMNG I 1315. Varbanov 2721. Very rare! Attractive natural green patina with turquoise blue overlay. Choice Extremely Fine.In Greek mythology, Haemus was a haughty king of Thrace who compared himself and his wife, Queen Rhodope, to Zeus and Hera. In response the gods changed them into mountains, appropriately named Haemus and Rhodope Mons on the Balkan peninsula, which the Greeks referred to as the "Peninsula of Haemus." Haemus is shown on this rare Moesian issue reclining in an attitude suggesting languid arrogance.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD