Markianopolis, Elagabal, 5 unit (CN type 11798)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 218-222 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

5 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Elagabal dated ca. 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11798. Obverse: Confronted head of Elagabalus, laureate, and bust of Julia Maesa, diademed and draped. Reverse: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.47 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Markianopolis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Elagabal

Design

Obverse type
Confronted head of Elagabalus, laureate, and bust of Julia Maesa, diademed and draped.
Reverse type
Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΜΑΙϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΙΟVΛ ΑΝΤ ϹΕΛΕVΚΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ*ΩΝ*

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11798
Type corpus identifier
CN type 11798

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