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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Macrinus, bronze (CN type 22823)

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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 22823. Obverse: Laureate bust of Macrinus, right, wearing cuirass. Reverse: Concordia wearing chiton, chimation and calathus, standing left; holding patera and cornucopia; at her feet, lighted altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26.2–27.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.03 g (mean of 1 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
Concordia wearing chiton, chimation and calathus, standing left; holding patera and cornucopia; at her feet, lighted altar.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ ΟΠΠΕΛ ϹΕVΗ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹ ΤΡΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22823
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22823

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