Help me identify this coin [solved]

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Hello.
A few weeks ago I got a new coin that I believe is from ancient Rome. It's hard to identify because it's in bad condition( I think it is made out of copper).



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Septimius Severus provincial coin from Nikopolis Ad Istrum.
Obverse - Laureate head right
Reverse - Tetrastyle temple with ASKLEPIOS within leaning on a serpent entwined staff.
Varbanov 2801, Nikopolis.
Go to www.wildwinds.com, scroll down until you get to the provincial coins from Nikopolis and you will find it there.
I deny nothing but doubt everything, opinions are made to be changed, how else is the truth to be gotten at.
By accident (mistyping on Enter) I validated this coin too much quickly, so here is what I wanted to precise about this coin:
  • This coin was not to add in Rome (ancient) but in Roman Provinces, with the Moesia "currency"
  • Varbatov has its own reference Varb# in Numista
  • According to existing equivalent dimension coinage, this coin is probably a Tetrassaria
  • Its lettering should be added in Greek, not Romanized (by the way I saw a variation lettering AYK instead of AYT, which is the exact lettering instead of AVT)
  • Do you have its exact diameter? You wrote it as AE28 but its size may variate (Wildwinds is proposing AE26 as well)
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Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
I just copied information from the wildwinds website
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Quote: "MihajloNesic"​I just copied information from the wildwinds website
​So this data was mistranscripted as there is no V in Greek, but Y is its closest equivalent as pronounced as a U, which has always been written as V even in Rome. Anyway I've edited the page to show the variations. Hoping one of the 2 coins are not misidentified. Anyway your file have been ameliorated according to the Greek lettering knowledge (and I'd to cheat a little as there is no alternative Sigma in capital letter so I picked up its Cyrillic counterpart which is much more similar)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
Yes, you are right. Italy also (because of Latin) has REPVBBLICA ITALIANA on their coins. Again, V instead of U.
Thank you for your work :)
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