Ancient Coinage of Pontos, Nicopolis ad Lycum



Nicopolis ad Lycum (near Piourkh, Purgos). Founded by Pompey, ca. 65 BC. Struck coins only for a short time between Trajan and Marcus Aurelius.

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TRAJAN
RecGen 3Trajan, AE28 of Nikopolis ad Lycum, Pontus. AD 98-117. Dated AD 114-115. 9.91 g. AVT KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK TO ZI, laureate head right / NEIKOΠOΛEωC ETOVC MB, Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm branch. SNG von Aulock 147; RecGen 3.TextImage
RecGen 5
Sear SGI 973
Trajan, AE34 of Nicopolis ad Lycum, Pontos. AD 112-113. 17.34 g. AYT KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK TO ς I, laureate head right. / NEIKOΠOΛEωC ETOYC MB, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. RPC III, 2941; Dalaison 10-11; RecGen 5; Imhoof KM 3; Sear 973.TextImage
Rec Gen 7Trajan, AE18 of Nicopolis ad Lycum, Pontos. AD 112-113. 6.23 g. AYT KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CE ΓEΡ ΔAK TO ςI, laureate head right. / NEIKOΠOΛEΩC ETOYC MB, coiled serpent with head right on altar. RecGen 7; RPC III, 2943; Dalaison 23-24.TextImage
Rec Gen 8Trajan, AE35 of Nicopolis Ad Lycum, Pontos. Struck local year 43, AD 113-114. AYT KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK TO ZI, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder. / KOINON AΡMENIAC ETOY MΓ, Armenia sitting left on shields by trophy. RecGen 8; RPC III, 2944; Dalaison 25-30.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
Waddington 84Marcus Aurelius, AE23 of Nicopolis ad Lycum, Pontus. AD 161-192. 9.22 g. AYTOKΡ ANTωNEINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / NEIKOΠOΛITΩN around, date ET PA below, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. SNG von Aulock 6792; Waddington 84-85; Paris 230-231 corr. ("Nicopolis-Emmaus"); Imhoof KM 5 corr. (ditto).TextImage
Waddington 84 (2)Marcus Aurelius, AE23 of Nicopolis ad Lycum, Pontus. AYTOKΡ ANTωNEINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / NEIKOΠOΛITωN ET ZA, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Waddington 84-85; Paris 230-231 ("Nicopolis-Emmaus"); SNG von Aulock 6792.TextImage