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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Macrinus, bronze (CN type 19843)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

217-218 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Macrinus dated 217-218 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19843. Obverse: Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Macrinus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.
Obverse legend
[...] ΟΠЄ Ϲ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ ΑV
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19843
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19843

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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