v38_0611 - MOESIA - NICOPOLIS Hemiassarion, (PB, Æ 14)
MONNAIES 38 (2009)
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 95.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 100.00 €
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 95.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 100.00 €
Type : Hemiassarion, (PB, Æ 14)
Date: c. 150-200
Mint name / Town : Nicopolis ad Istrum, Mésie inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,71 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage avec une jolie patine vert noir. Beau portrait. Joli revers, légèrement décentré
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête casquée D’Athéna à droite avec cimier.
Obverse legend : NEIKOPOL-EI (Nikopoleitwn)
Obverse translation : (De Nicopolis).
Reverse
Reverse description : Grappe de raisin.
Reverse legend : PROS - ISTRON (Pros Istros)
Reverse translation : (Près de l’Istrus).
Commentary
La plus petite dénomination frappée à Nicopolis. Sur cet exemplaire, le buste d’Athéna semble nu et pas cuirassé ou orné de l’égide.
The smallest denomination minted at Nicopolis. On this example, the bust of Athena appears naked and not armored or adorned with the aegis.
The smallest denomination minted at Nicopolis. On this example, the bust of Athena appears naked and not armored or adorned with the aegis.
Historical background
MOESIA - NICOPOLIS
(2nd - 3rd century AD)
Nicopolis, located on the Istrus, a tributary of the Danube, first belonged to the province of Thrace and was then attached to that of Lower Moesia. The coinage of Nicopolis began under Antoninus and lasted until Gordian III. Nicopolis had been built by Trajan to commemorate his victory over the Dacians. Under the Antonines, the coins include the name of the legates (Hegemon) of the province of Thrace when Nicopolis was attached to this province. On the coins, the name of Nicopolis is inscribed "Nikopoleitwn pros Istron". On September 28, 1396, Bajazet crushed the Frankish and Hungarian coalition there, opening the gates of the Balkans to the Turks for five centuries..
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