Markianopolis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16412)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin 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

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