Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, 193-211 AD., Septimius Severus, Assarion, Pick - .
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Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD.,
Assarion / Æ 17 (15-16 mm / 2,70 g),
Obv.: [AY] KΛ C - CEYHPOC , nude bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Rev.: NIKOΠOΛ - ΠPO[C IC] , Harpokrates, nude, standing left, cornucopiae in l. hand, and right hand before his mouth.
AMNG - ; cf. Varbanov 2522 (engl. ed.) ; for a probable die match see Jochen´s coin on http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/
index.php?topic=23794.0
Varbanov: The shorter reverse legend - NIKOΠOΛ ΠPOC IC - seems to be very scarce for all types (only two entries in Varbanov).
Tom White:
"The name "Horus" is a general catchall for multiple deities, the most famous of whom is Harseisis (Heru-sa-Aset) or Horus-son-of-Isis (sometimes called Horus the Younger) who was conceived after the death of his father, Osiris, and who later avenged him. In all the Horus deities the traits of kingship, sky and solar symbology, and victory reoccur. As the prototype of the earthly king, there were as many Horus gods as there were rulers of Egypt, if not more.
The oldest of the Horus gods is appropriately named Horus the Elder (Heru-ur), and was especially venerated in pre-Dynastic Upper Egypt along with Hathor. In this very ancient form, Horus is also a creator god, the falcon who flew up at the beginning of time. The pre-Pharaohnic rulers of Upper Egypt were considered "shemsu-Heru" or "followers of Horus", and the original Horus is himself considered in some myths to be the brother of Seth and Osiris, second-born of the five children of Geb and Nut (Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, Nephthys). Horus the Elder's city was Letopolis, and his eyes were thought to be the sun and moon. When these two heavenly bodies are invisible (as on the night of the new moon) he goes blind and takes the name Mekhenty-er-irty, "He who has no eyes". When he recovers them, he becomes Khenty-irty, "He who has eyes". A warrior-god armed with a sword, Horus could be especially dangerous to those around him in his vision-deprived state, and during one battle in particular he managed to not only knock off the heads of his enemies but of the other deities fighting alongside him, thus plunging the world into immediate confusion that was only relieved when his eyes returned.
Other notable Horus gods are the previously mentioned Harseisis, as well as Horus of Behdet (sometimes called simply Behdety) who was represented as a winged sun disk, Anhur (a form of Horus the Elder and Shu), Horakhety (Ra-Heru-akhety) who was a syncretism of Ra and Horus, and Harpokrates (Heru-pa-khered) or Horus the Child. In the form of Harpokrates, Horus is the danger-beset son of Isis with one finger to his lips, signifying his childish nature (also evident in his princely sidelock and naked status). Harpokrates represented not only the royal heir, but also the newborn sun."
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![Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, 193-211 AD., Septimius Severus, Assarion, Pick - .
Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD.,
Assarion / Æ 17 (15-16 mm / 2,70 g),
Obv.: [AY] KΛ C - CEYHPOC , nude bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Rev.: NIKOΠOΛ - ΠPO[C IC] , Harpokrates, nude, standing left, cornucopiae in l. hand, and right hand before his mouth.
AMNG - ; cf. Varbanov 2522 (engl. ed.) ; for a probable die match see Jochen´s coin on http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/
index.php?topic=23794.0
Varbanov: The shorter reverse legend - NIKOΠOΛ ΠPOC IC - seems to be very scarce for all types (only two entries in Varbanov).
Tom White:
"The name "Horus" is a general catchall for multiple deities, the most famous of whom is Harseisis (Heru-sa-Aset) or Horus-son-of-Isis (sometimes called Horus the Younger) who was conceived after the death of his father, Osiris, and who later avenged him. In all the Horus deities the traits of kingship, sky and solar symbology, and victory reoccur. As the prototype of the earthly king, there were as many Horus gods as there were rulers of Egypt, if not more.
The oldest of the Horus gods is appropriately named Horus the Elder (Heru-ur), and was especially venerated in pre-Dynastic Upper Egypt along with Hathor. In this very ancient form, Horus is also a creator god, the falcon who flew up at the beginning of time. The pre-Pharaohnic rulers of Upper Egypt were considered "shemsu-Heru" or "followers of Horus", and the original Horus is himself considered in some myths to be the brother of Seth and Osiris, second-born of the five children of Geb and Nut (Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, Nephthys). Horus the Elder's city was Letopolis, and his eyes were thought to be the sun and moon. When these two heavenly bodies are invisible (as on the night of the new moon) he goes blind and takes the name Mekhenty-er-irty, "He who has no eyes". When he recovers them, he becomes Khenty-irty, "He who has eyes". A warrior-god armed with a sword, Horus could be especially dangerous to those around him in his vision-deprived state, and during one battle in particular he managed to not only knock off the heads of his enemies but of the other deities fighting alongside him, thus plunging the world into immediate confusion that was only relieved when his eyes returned.
Other notable Horus gods are the previously mentioned Harseisis, as well as Horus of Behdet (sometimes called simply Behdety) who was represented as a winged sun disk, Anhur (a form of Horus the Elder and Shu), Horakhety (Ra-Heru-akhety) who was a syncretism of Ra and Horus, and Harpokrates (Heru-pa-khered) or Horus the Child. In the form of Harpokrates, Horus is the danger-beset son of Isis with one finger to his lips, signifying his childish nature (also evident in his princely sidelock and naked status). Harpokrates represented not only the royal heir, but also the newborn sun."
Schlüsselwörter: Nikopolis Moesia Septimius Severus Assarion Harpokrates Cornucopiae](images/image.gif?id=1513180423244 "Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, 193-211 AD., Septimius Severus, Assarion, Pick - .
Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior, Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD.,
Assarion / Æ 17 (15-16 mm / 2,70 g),
Obv.: [AY] KΛ C - CEYHPOC , nude bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Rev.: NIKOΠOΛ - ΠPO[C IC] , Harpokrates, nude, standing left, cornucopiae in l. hand, and right hand before his mouth.
AMNG - ; cf. Varbanov 2522 (engl. ed.) ; for a probable die match see Jochen´s coin on http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/
index.php?topic=23794.0
Varbanov: The shorter reverse legend - NIKOΠOΛ ΠPOC IC - seems to be very scarce for all types (only two entries in Varbanov).
Tom White:
\"The name \"Horus\" is a general catchall for multiple deities, the most famous of whom is Harseisis (Heru-sa-Aset) or Horus-son-of-Isis (sometimes called Horus the Younger) who was conceived after the death of his father, Osiris, and who later avenged him. In all the Horus deities the traits of kingship, sky and solar symbology, and victory reoccur. As the prototype of the earthly king, there were as many Horus gods as there were rulers of Egypt, if not more.
The oldest of the Horus gods is appropriately named Horus the Elder (Heru-ur), and was especially venerated in pre-Dynastic Upper Egypt along with Hathor. In this very ancient form, Horus is also a creator god, the falcon who flew up at the beginning of time. The pre-Pharaohnic rulers of Upper Egypt were considered \"shemsu-Heru\" or \"followers of Horus\", and the original Horus is himself considered in some myths to be the brother of Seth and Osiris, second-born of the five children of Geb and Nut (Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, Nephthys). Horus the Elder's city was Letopolis, and his eyes were thought to be the sun and moon. When these two heavenly bodies are invisible (as on the night of the new moon) he goes blind and takes the name Mekhenty-er-irty, \"He who has no eyes\". When he recovers them, he becomes Khenty-irty, \"He who has eyes\". A warrior-god armed with a sword, Horus could be especially dangerous to those around him in his vision-deprived state, and during one battle in particular he managed to not only knock off the heads of his enemies but of the other deities fighting alongside him, thus plunging the world into immediate confusion that was only relieved when his eyes returned.
Other notable Horus gods are the previously mentioned Harseisis, as well as Horus of Behdet (sometimes called simply Behdety) who was represented as a winged sun disk, Anhur (a form of Horus the Elder and Shu), Horakhety (Ra-Heru-akhety) who was a syncretism of Ra and Horus, and Harpokrates (Heru-pa-khered) or Horus the Child. In the form of Harpokrates, Horus is the danger-beset son of Isis with one finger to his lips, signifying his childish nature (also evident in his princely sidelock and naked status). Harpokrates represented not only the royal heir, but also the newborn sun.\"
Schlüsselwörter: Nikopolis Moesia Septimius Severus Assarion Harpokrates Cornucopiae")