Assarion - Septimius Severus NIKOΠOΛI ΠΡOC IC, Nicopolis ad Istrum

Nicopolis ad Istrum, founded by Trajan near the confluence of the Iatrus and Danube rivers to commemorate his Dacian campaigns, maintained active bronze coinage throughout the Severan period as a functioning civic mint serving the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. The reference to AMNG I-I#1365v — the "v" denoting a variety not fully catalogued in Pick's original Antike Münzen Nord-Griechenlands — suggests this piece diverges in some detail, likely a die combination or minor reverse type variation, from the primary listing.