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Roman Provincial. Elagabalus AE Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.89g, 9h), Moesia, Nikopolis ad Istrum (Novius Rufus, Legate), 218-222 CE.
Obv: AVT K M AVPH ANTΩINOC. Laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POV ΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTP / O-N. Emperor standing left, holding spear and sword, foot on captive, crowned by Nike, between them a captive cowering beneath shield.
Ref: HHJ (Nicopolis 8.26.34.2, 2015-2021 editions, 2014 Addenda III, #149) = RPC VI 1197 (Temp.) ex. 1 = Wildwinds (Elagabalus / Moesia, Niko. pages) = this coin illustrated.
Prov: Ex zumbly; George Spradling (Agora 38 [11 Aug 2015], 174 = Coinproject 38-074); J. Winnett Collection (Tantalus 16683, 26 Jun 2006); Heather Howard Elagabalus Reference Collection (Elag.125 on her archived Elagabalus Page); Henry Clay Lindgren (1914-2005) Collection (Antioch Associates BBS 42 [15 Nov 2002], 72), presumably intended for vol. 4 of Ancient Bronze Coins from the Lindgren Collection, which was never completed.
Many thanks to Jochen for help w/ the HHJ refs.