Markianopolis, Macrinus, 5 unit (CN type 20052)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 217-218 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior5 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Macrinus dated ca. 217-218 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20052. Obverse: Laureate head of Macrinus and bare head of Diadumenian, facing each other. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26.3–26.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.25 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Macrinus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Macrinus and bare head of Diadumenian, facing each other.
- Reverse type
- Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.
- Obverse legend
- Κ Μ ΟΠΠΕΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΠΟΝΤΙΑΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20052
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20052
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 820, pl. 35
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution