Illustrated in H&J, Nikopolis
CNG 88, Lot: 711. Estimate $300. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (28mm, 12.13 g, 1h). Aurelius Gallus,
legatus consularis. Struck AD 201-203. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike, holding wreath and palm frond, driving slow biga right. H&J,
Nikopolis p. 189 (this coin illustrated); Varbanov 3057 (same dies as illustration). Near EF, green and brown patina. Very rare.
From Group CEM.