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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Macrinus, bronze (CN type 19775)

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Record status

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Period

217-218 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Macrinus dated 217-218 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19775. Obverse: Draped bust of Macrinus with laurel wreath to the right. Reverse: Nymphaeum with statues and arcades.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.69 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Macrinus

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Macrinus with laurel wreath to the right.
Reverse type
Nymphaeum with statues and arcades.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ ΟΠΠΕΛ ϹΕΟVΗΡΟᛈ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟᛈ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19775
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19775

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