THIS IS AN AE17mm OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS IN VF+ CONDITION WITH A BEAUTIFUL DARK GREEN PATINA/REVERSE IS ZUES SEATED WITH NAKED BODY EXPOSED, HOLDING SCEPTOR, THIS REVERSE SEEMS TO BE UNPUBLISHED FOR THIS COIN IN 17mm AND APPARENTLY UNIQUE. BELOW IS THE IDENTICAL OBVERSE COURTESY WWW.WILDWINDS.COM BUT DIFFERANT REVERSE. CANT FIND ANY RECORD OF THIS COIN WITH ZUES SEATED NAKED IN 17mm. BELOW IS SIMILAR COIN IN 28mm

  

947	Zeus seated on a throne, holding patera and sceptre.
	Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus Æ28 (4 Assaria). Magistrate Aurelius Gallus (Consular legate). AV KAI L CE CEVHPOC P, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VP A GALLVC PIOC NIKOPOLI PPOCICT, Zeus seated left on throne, holding patera & spear or sceptre.

Nikopolis Moushmov 910	Septimius Severus AE17 of Nicopolis ad Istrum. AV KAI CE CEVHPOC, laureate head right /  ZUES SEATED HOLDING SPEAR WITH BODY EXPOSED.	Text

                   

                                 

 

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