TYPE Greek Imperial, Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), AE19 of Nikopolis (Moesia Inferior), 2.82g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Laureate head of Septimius, Greek legend AV K L SEVEROS Rev: Herakles wrestling Nemean lion, Greek legend: NIKOPOLITON REFERENCE: AMNG 1389 var., cf. L3 A41o GRADING: VF+, brown-green patina, very scarce ORDER INFO: G1592, $90 Attractive rendition of Herakles' first labor - the battle against the Nemean lion. Even though defeated (obviously), the hero's fierce opponent did get preferential or at least honorable treatment, as the lion's skin-turned-cloak accompanied Herakles on his subsequent adventures, and eventually became part of his standard iconography. Even scarcer than a similar type from neighboring Markianopolis.