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Please note that for orders shipped outside the USA, the shopping cart shipping charges may be too low if you order larger heavy books. We may ask for additional payment to cover the actual cost of postage. If the actual cost of postage is too high, we will understand if you cancel the order.BK23835. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Bulgaria, Bobokov Bros Collection, Thrace and Moesia Interior, Volume 1: Deultum by Dimitar Draganov, Bulgaria, 2005; 303 pages, 134 plates, A4 format, green laminated hardback; new, small nick in the edge of the cover, international shipping at the actual cost of postage, priced below our cost!;
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Struck under Sabinus Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore at Nikopolis, 241 - 244 A.D.RP113327. Bronze tetrassarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.36.32.1 (R5); RPC Online VII.2 1297; SNG Budapest III 489; AMNG I 2069; Varbanov 4220, aVF, struck on a broad flan, green-brown patina, deposits, minor roughness, flan crack, central depressions, weight 13.375 g, maximum diameter 29.8 mm, die axis 180o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, 241 - 244 A.D.; obverse AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVG (VΓ ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse VΠ CAB MOΔECTOV NIKOΠOΛEITΩN (ΩN ΠP ligate), River-god Istros reclining left, bearded, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, reed in right hand, resting elbow on urn behind from which water flows, ΠPOC ICTPO/N (ΠP ligate, N in second line) in exergue; ex CNG e-sale 537 (26 Apr 2023), lot 276; ex Dr. Michael Slavin Collection;
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Hadrianopolis, Thrace
Hadrian refounded a Thracian tribal capital, changed its name to Hadrianopolis, developed it, adorned it with monuments, and made it the capital of the Roman province. The city is Edirne, Turkey today. From ancient times, the area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 16 major battles or sieges. Military historian John Keegan identifies it as "the most contested spot on the globe" and attributes this to its geographical location. Licinius was defeated there by Constantine I in 323, and Valens was killed by the Goths during the Battle of Adrianople in 378.RP113332. Bronze tetrassarion, Jurukova Hadrianopolis 470 (V230/R456); RPC Online VII.2 733; Varbanov II 3837 var. (obv. legend); BMC Thrace p. 121, 36; SNG Hunterian 916, aVF, brown patina, small flan crack, area of weakness, central mint dimples, weight 8.913 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 180o, Hadrianopolis (Edirne, Turkey) mint, 29 Jul 238 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ (Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus, AVΓ ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AΔPIANOΠO,ΛEITΩN (ending in exergue, ΩN ligate), river-god Tonzus or Hebros reclining left, reeds in raised right hand, rudder in left hand and crook of left arm, resting left elbow on overturned urn behind from which water flows; ex CNG e-sale 537 (26 Apr 2023), lot 297; From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection;
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101 - 106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town reached its peak during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.RP113338. Bronze assarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.18.47.19 (R3), AMNG I/I 1506, Varbanov I 3002 (R4) var. (obv. leg.), VF, dark patina, broad flan with full legends, edge ragged, weight 3.188 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 45o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, as caesar, 196 - 198 A.D.; obverse M AV KAI ANTONINOC, bare head right; reverse NIKOΠOΛ ΠPOC IC, tall narrow vase (or torch?) entwined by snake, fluted and ringed, stalks of grain hanging down on each side; ex Barry Murphy (Sep 2007); zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades;
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Perinthus, Thrace
Perinthos, later called Heraclea and Marmara Eregli today, is 90 km west of Istanbul near a small pointed headland on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 B.C. It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 B.C.; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself. In 46 A.D., after the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III and after an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the Thracian Kingdom was annexed by Claudius as the Roman province of Thracia. Perinthus was made the capital of Roman Thracia.RP114400. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online III 700.3 (same dies), Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 349 corr. (obv. leg.), Varbanov III 59 var. (obv. leg.), aVF, full legends, green patina, light earthen deposits, a few shallow pits, weight 5.835 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 102 - 8/9 Aug 117 A.D.; obverse AYTOK NEP TPAIANOC CEBA ΓP Δ (NE & AN ligate, Imperator Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate head right; reverse ΠEPIN-ΘIΩN, Dionysus standing half left, wreathed in ivy, nude but for chlamys on shoulders and boots, pouring from kantharos in right hand, thyrsus vertical behind in left hand, flaming altar at feet left, six-pointed star upper left;
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Coela, Thracian Chersonesos
Coela in Chersonesos Thraciae (on the Gallipoli peninsula) issued gold and silver coins under Alexander the Great and from the early 2nd century A.D. struck Roman provincial and colonial coins.RP114930. Bronze AE 19, RPC III 760 (4 spec.), Mouchmov 5558 corr., Varbanov 2885 corr., aF, dark green patina, porous, slightly off center, weight 4.426 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 0o, Coela (Kilya, Turkey) mint, 11 Aug 117 - 10 Jul 138 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESARI - HADRIANVS (or similar), laureate and draped bust right; reverse AEL MVNICIPI COELANVM (clockwise from lower right), galley prow left with ram and acrostolium, two uncertain objects on deck; ex Aphrodite auction XV (28 Oct 2023), lot 549; first specimen of the type handled by FORVM; rare;
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
The first of Herakles' twelve labors, set by his cousin King Eurystheus, was to slay the Nemean lion and bring back its skin. It could not be killed with mortal weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack. Its claws were sharper than swords and could cut through any armor. Herakles stunned the beast with his club and, using his immense strength, strangled it to death. During the fight, the lion bit off one of his fingers. After slaying the lion, he tried to skin it with a knife but failed. Wise Athena, noticing the hero's plight, told him to use one of the lion's own claws to skin the pelt.RP112135. Bronze assarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.14.14.5 (R4), AMNG I/I 1276, Moushmov 1009, Varbanov 2769 (R4), SNG Cop -, F, dark brown patina, earthen deposits, scratches, central depressions, weight 11.976 g, maximum diameter 25.0 mm, die axis 225o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, magistrate Ovinius Tertullus, 198 - 201 A.D.; obverse AV·K·Λ·CEΠ· - CEVHPOC Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse YΠA OOV TEPTVLLOV NIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC I, Herakles standing slightly right, nude, leaning on grounded club in right hand, patera in left hand, Nemean lion draped over left arm; from Shawn Caza, former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021), collection assembled during postings and international travel; ex Dorotheum Vienna;
Kingdom of Thrace, Rhoemetalces I, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D., Augustus Reverse
When the Cotys VII, King of Thrace, died about 48 B.C. Rhoemetalces I became the guardian of his nephew Rhescuporis I, his brother's young son and heir. In 13 B.C., Rhescuporis I was defeated and slain in battle by Vologases, chief of the Thracian Bessi, who was leading a revolt against Rome. As Rhescuporis I had left no heir, Rhoemetalces became king. An ally of Augustus, the Roman Historian Tacitus described Rhoemetalces as attractive and civilized. After his death, Augustus divided his realm, half for his son Cotys VIII and the other half for Rhoemetalces' brother Rhescuporis II. Tacitus states that Cotys received the cultivated parts, most towns and most Greek cities of Thrace, while Rhescuporis received the wild and savage portion with enemies on its frontier.RP112740. Bronze AE 20, RPC I 1718; Youroukova 194; BMC Thrace p. 209, 7; SNG Cop 1192; SNG Tüb 974; SNG Evelpidis 1124, F, scratches, bumps, porosity, off center, weight 3.937 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain Thracian mint, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ POIMHTAΛKOY, diademed head of Rhoemetalces I right; reverse KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right;
Kingdom of Thrace, Rhoemetalces I, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D., Augustus Reverse
When the Cotys VII, King of Thrace, died about 48 B.C. Rhoemetalces I became the guardian of his nephew Rhescuporis I, his brother's young son and heir. In 13 B.C., Rhescuporis I was defeated and slain in battle by Vologases, chief of the Thracian Bessi, who was leading a revolt against Rome. As Rhescuporis I had left no heir, Rhoemetalces became king. An ally of Augustus, the Roman Historian Tacitus described Rhoemetalces as attractive and civilized. After his death, Augustus divided his realm, half for his son Cotys VIII and the other half for Rhoemetalces' brother Rhescuporis II. Tacitus states that Cotys received the cultivated parts, most towns and most Greek cities of Thrace, while Rhescuporis received the wild and savage portion with enemies on its frontier.MA113878. Bronze AE 19, RPC I 1718; Youroukova 194; BMC Thrace p. 209, 7; SNG Cop 1192; SNG Tüb 974; SNG Evelpidis 1124, F, green patina, legends weak, weight 4.440 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Thracian mint, c. 11 B.C. - 12 A.D.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ POIMHTAΛKOY, diademed head of Rhoemetalces I right; reverse KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right;
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
Renamed by Trajan after his sister, Ulpia Marciana, Marcianopolis was an important strategic center, part of Roman Thrace until c. 190, and then belonged to Moesia inferior. Marcianopolis' prosperity was ended by Gothic raids in 248 and 249, another in 267 or 268, and other barbarian invasions from the north. The city recovered and under Diocletian Marcianopolis became the center of the province Moesia Secunda of the Diocese of Thrace, and was thoroughly rebuilt in the late 3rd and early 4th century. During Valens' conflict with the Goths (366 - 369), Marcianopolis was a temporary capital of the empire and the largest city of Thrace. In 447, it was destroyed by the Huns under Attila, immediately after the bloody Battle of the Utus River. Justinian I restored and fortified it, but it was subject to regular barbarian attacks. An Avar raid finally destroyed it in 614 or 615.RP113325. Bronze tetrassarion, RPC Online VI T1391 (10 spec.); H-J Marcianopolis 6.26.32.3; Varbanov I 1590; AMNG 835, aVF, broad flan, rough, scratches, central mint dimples; struck under legatus Augusti pro praetore Iulius Antonius Seleukos, weight 10.055 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 0o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, 16 May 218 - 11 Mar 222 A.D.; obverse AVT K M AVPHΛIOC ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse VΠ IOVΛ ANT CEΛEVKOV MAPK,IANOΠO/ΛITΩN (ending in two lines in exergue), River-god Istrus reclining right, reed upright in right hand, inverted vase behind from which water flows, left hand resting on galley on far side; ex CNG e-sale 537 (26 Apr 2023), lot 274; ex Dr. Michael Slavin Collection;
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