Markianopolis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16412)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244–249 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16412. Obverse: Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed. Reverse: Athena advancing right, wearing helmet and aegis; holding spear in her right hand and balancing shield on her raised leg with her left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 27 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.21 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed.
- Reverse type
- Athena advancing right, wearing helmet and aegis; holding spear in her right hand and balancing shield on her raised leg with her left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ Α*VΓ* *ωΤ*ΑΚ ϹЄΒΗΡΑ ϹЄ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΠΡΑϹΤ ΜΕϹϹΑΛΛΕΙΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16412
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16412
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. unassigned; ID 27876
- external concordanceRPC VIII, (unassigned; TypeID 27876)
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution