Nicopolis ad Istrum - Zeus
| Province |
Moesia Inferior |
| City |
Nicopolis ad Istrum |
| Size (mm) |
26 |
| Weight (g) |
10.83 |
| Die Axis |
0 |
| Tariff |
4 assaria |
| Governor |
Marcus Claudius Agrippa |
| Ob. Leg. |
K M OPPEL ANTWNI DIADOVMENIANOC |
| Ob. Desc. |
Bare head right– seen from behind |
| Meaning |
Caesar, Marcus Opellius Antonius Diadumenianus |
| Rev. Leg. |
VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠP / OC ICTΠΩN |
Rev. Desc. |
Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre |
Meaning |
Consular legate Agrippa, (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istrus – Honouring the father god of the city |
References; |
Collection; Moushmov 1327; Varbanov (Eng.) Vol1. No. 3702 (different obverse); AMNG I, p. 457, no. 1792 |
Notes: |
His attributes included thunder and the lightning bolt, the scepter, and the eagle. In this example he is holding a patera. It is not fully clear why the father of the gods should be making an offering to (presumably) himself but the interpretation is that he is in receipt of such offerings. |
| Province |
Moesia Inferior |
| City |
Nicopolis ad Istrum |
| Size (mm) |
26 |
| Weight (g) |
13.1 |
| Die Axis |
0 |
| Tariff |
4 assaria |
| Governor |
Marcus Claudius Agrippa |
| Ob. Leg. |
K M OPPEL ANTWNI DIADOVMENIANOC |
| Ob. Desc. |
Bare head right– seen from behind |
| Meaning |
Caesar, Marcus Opellius Antonius Diadumenianus |
| Rev. Leg. |
VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠP / OC ICTΠΩN |
Rev. Desc. |
Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre |
Meaning |
Consular legate Agrippa, (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istrus – Honouring the father god of the city |
References; |
Collection; Moushmov 1327; Varbanov (Eng.) Vol1. No. 3702 (different obverse); AMNG I, p. 457, no. 1792 |
Notes: |
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| Province |
Moesia Inferior |
| City |
Nicopolis ad Istrum |
| Size (mm) |
27 |
| Weight (g) |
10.819 |
| Die Axis |
0 |
| Tariff |
4 assaria |
| Governor |
Marcus Claudius Agrippa |
| Ob. Leg. |
K M OPELLI ANTWNI DIADOVMENIAN-OC |
| Ob. Desc. |
Bare head right– seen from behind |
| Meaning |
Caesar, Marcus Opellius Antonius Diadumenianus |
| Rev. Leg. |
VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠP / OC ICTP |
Rev. Desc. |
Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre |
Meaning |
Consular legate Agrippa, (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istrus – Honouring the father god of the city |
References; |
Collection; Moushmov 1327; Varbanov (Eng.) Vol1. No. 3664 |
Notes: |
His attributes included thunder and the lightning bolt, the scepter, and the eagle. In this example he is holding a patera. It is not fully clear why the father of the gods should be making an offering to (presumably) himself but the interpretation is that he is in receipt of such offerings. |
| Province |
Moesia Inferior |
| City |
Nicopolis ad Istrum |
| Size (mm) |
- |
| Weight (g) |
11.35 |
| Die Axis |
- |
| Tariff |
4 assaria |
| Governor |
Marcus Claudius Agrippa |
| Ob. Leg. |
K M OPELLI ANTW DIADOVMENIANOC |
| Ob. Desc. |
Bare head right– seen from behind |
| Meaning |
Caesar, Marcus Opellius Antonius Diadumenianus |
| Rev. Leg. |
VΠ CTATIOV ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTP |
Rev. Desc. |
Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre |
Meaning |
Consular legate Longinus (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istrus |
References; |
H. D. Rauch Mail Bid Sale 2007 No.769 |
Notes: |
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| Province |
Moesia Inferior |
| City |
Nicopolis ad Istrum |
| Size (mm) |
26 |
| Weight (g) |
- |
| Die Axis |
- |
| Tariff |
4 assaria |
| Governor |
Marcus Claudius Agrippa |
| Ob. Leg. |
M OPELLI DIADOVMENIANOC KAI |
| Ob. Desc. |
Bare head right– seen from behind |
| Meaning |
Caesar, Marcus Opellius Antonius Diadumenianus |
| Rev. Leg. |
VΠ CTATIOV ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTP |
Rev. Desc. |
Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre |
Meaning |
Consular legate Longinus (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istrus |
References; |
ebay sales April 2008; |
Notes: |
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