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Coin Type: Bronze AE26 of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE Mint and Date: Markianopolis Size and Weight: 26mm, 10.85g Obverse: AV Λ CE(ΠTI) CEVHPOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: V(I ΦAVCTINI)ANOV MARKIANOΠOΛITΩ Apollo Lykeios standing facing, head right, right arm raised with hand over head, left hand holding bow; serpent entwined around a tree stump before; rock with discarded clothing behind. Ref: Varbanov I (English) — (closest to 778, which has an N in the exergue, but this coin does not); Moushmov 369; SNG Budapest 65 (same dies); Hristova/Jekov (2011) 6.14.7.11. Provenance: ancientauctionhouse.com (eBay), June 2008 BW Ref: 064 038 128 |
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Note 1: The reverse legend names Julius Faustinianus, the Roman consular legate. Note 2: The exact legends were confirmed by sight of a double die match belonging to John Wrenn, posting as "Petrus Emlsley" on the Forum Classical Numismatics Discussion Board. Note 3: The Apollo Lykeios, or Lycian Apollo, is so called after its identification with a lost statue described by Lucian as being on show in the Lykeion, one of the gymnasia of Athens. |
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