★ Very Rare Nicopolis ★

PONTUS. Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan, 98-117.
Year 42 (ΜΒ) (AD 112/13)
[ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑ]ΝΟС СЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ [ΤΟ ϚΙ], laureate head right.
Rev: Zeus enthroned left, holding Victory and sceptre ; ΝƐΙΚΟΠΟΛƐⲰϹ ƐΤΟΥϹ ΜΒ
RPC III 2941
17.34 gr. 34 mm
Nicopolis "victory city" was a Roman colony in Pontos. Founded by Pompey in 63 BC. after conquering the Kingdom of Pontus in the Third Mithridatic War.