Deultum, Macrinus, 4 unit (CN type 15)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

217-218 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Macrinus dated 217-218 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15. Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right. Reverse: Nude Aphrodite standing facing, covering breasts with right arm and pudenda with left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
24–25 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.08 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Deultum
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Macrinus

Design

Obverse type
Radiate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right.
Reverse type
Nude Aphrodite standing facing, covering breasts with right arm and pudenda with left hand.
Obverse legend
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AV
Reverse legend
COL FL PAC DEVLT

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Viminacium, Thermae, room 5
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15
Type corpus identifier
CN type 15

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