Elagabalus Nicopolis ad Istrum Crescent Star Description Elagabalus, 218-222, AE 16 of Nicopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, F/aVF. Obv. Laureate bust right. Rev. Crescent and star. The coin is black and reddish-brown, The portrait is clear, and the reverse image is fairly nice. Legends are nearly full on the reverse, and about 1/2 complete on the obverse.