Nikopolis ad Istrum, Macrinus, bronze (CN type 22821)

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Record status

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Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Macrinus, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22821. Obverse: Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass. Reverse: Zeus naked to waist enthroned to the left, holding a patera and his left hand resting on the sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.5–27.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.95 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass.
Reverse type
Zeus naked to waist enthroned to the left, holding a patera and his left hand resting on the sceptre.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕV ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
VΠ ϹΤΑΤΙ ΛΟΝΓΙΝΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22821
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22821

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