Plautilla - Nicopolis ad Istrum, unpublished

Roman Provincial, Plautilla (202 - 211) Ae unit, Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum mint.

  • Obverse:  ΦOYΛ ΠΛAYTIΛΛA CE / Draped bust right
  • Reverse: YΠ AYP ΓAΛΛOY NIKOΠOA, ΠPOC / City gate with two buttresses, door open, surmounted by four columns with three gabled roofs 

Reference:

  • Varbanov 3177 variant
  • Cf. H&J 8.21.46.2
  • ACA14006

More information:

  • Issued by Aurelius Gallus, legatus consularis
  • This coin has the same reverese type as Varbanov 2620 and H&J 8.14.46.4 (same reverse die) for an issue of Septimius Severus.  It is otherwise unpublished in the standard references.
  • The coin is listed as a variant of Varbanov 3177 as the obverse legend and the gate type are different.  
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