Moushmov, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, Elagabalus
These are the coins that I have of Elagabalus from Nicopolis ad Istrum as they appear in Moushmov (link). I am using this as a check list of the Moushmov types that I have. It is only my intent to offer a comparison of the plate coin vs. my personal examples. The plates are a link to the plates on hosted on by http://www.wildwinds.com/. The # after the plate is the coin # on that page. As they used to try to shrink the number of plates total back then, the plate coin quite often does not show the specific coin from the specific city (or even from the specific emperor), however is an just example of that reverse. My reference page lists other references. Wildwind's intro page to Moushmov.
Moushmov, Nikola Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula. 1912. Originally written in Bulgarian, it has been translated and placed online. Often abbreviated Moush. It is arranged by region and city first, and then by ruler.
Elagabalus on the obverse:
1371 Apollo naked, standing in front of burning altar, holding patera and branch. Plate VI 9. (example)
1377 Ares helmeted, naked holding spear and shield. Plate VI 20. (example)
1382 Athena standing left, leaning on shield and holding inverted spear. Plate VI 33. (example)
1383 Athena seated left on a throne, holding little Nike and spear; helmet below. Plate VII 2. (example) Note: example has a shield below instead of a helmet, but also Moushmov's example has the helmet on Athena's head.
1389 Nike standing left, holding wreath. Plate VII 13. (example)
1404 Zeus half-naked, standing with patera and scepter. Plate VIII 16. (example)
1409 Coiled snake with head up. Plate VIII 23. (example)
1409a Serpent climbing Aesklepios' staff (Moush)(example)
1424 Lion right (example variety as depicts Lion left)
1426 Legend in laurel wreath. (example)
1440 River god half-naked, seated left, holding thyrsos and leaning on thrown down urn from which water flows. Plate X 11. (example) Note: example does not have thyros, but River god does have a reed behind.
1443 Serapis standing, with right raised hand, holding in left hand scepter across. Plate X 13. (example)(2)
1451 Fortune standing, with rudder on globe and cornucopiae. (example)(2)
1457 Herakles naked, standing left or right and holding club and lionskin. Plate XI 10. (example)
1458/1459 (1458) Hermes naked, standing, with purse and caduceus. Plate XI 2 / (1459) Hermes standing, looking left, holding purse in right hand, caduceus and mantle in left hand. (Their example of 1459) (example)
1463/1468/1469 Tetrastyle temple with... (example) Uncertain of which figure is in the temple.
There are 101 types of coins of Elagabalus minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum listed on the Moushmov page. They are numbered 1371 to 1471. Unlike Markianopolis, there were not any coins featuring Elagabalus and either his mother or grandmother minted.