Miletoupolis, Macrinus, bronze (CN type 19833)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
217-218 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Macrinus dated 217-218 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19833. Obverse: Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hermes seated left on rock, holding caduceus in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded mean weight
- 24.31 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Miletoupolis
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Macrinus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Hermes seated left on rock, holding caduceus in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕΟVΗ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ Ϲ[.]ΚΑVΔΙ[.]Ν[...] ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19833
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19833
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. 1324
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution