Markianopolis, Macrinus, 5 unit (CN type 20055)
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 20055. Obverse: Laureate head of Macrinus and bare head of Diadumenian, facing each other. Reverse: Serpent coiling right, bent four times.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25.6–26.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.53 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
- Serpent coiling right, bent four times.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ ΟΠΕΛΛΙ ϹΕV ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΠΟΝΤΙΑΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20055
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20055
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 bibliographyp. 248, nr. 780
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 821, pl. 35
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution