Roman Provincial coin – HCR135231

Obverse

Inscription:

[ΑΥ Κ] ΟΠΠΕΛ ⳞΕΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟⳞ Κ Μ (around); ΟΠΠΕΛ Α[ΝΤΩ]ΝΙΝ[ΟⳞ] ΔΙΑΔΟΥΜΗ (below)

Design:

Confronted busts of Macrinus, laureate, right and Diadumenian, left

Inscription:

ΥΠ ΠΟΝΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟ[ΛΙΤ]ΩΝ (around); Ɛ (left)

Design:

Artemis, drawing arrow from quiver in right hand and holding bow in left hand; hound, right (at her feet); dotted border

Period

Roman Provincial

Person

Pontius Furius (?) Pontianus (governor) , Diadumenian (ruler/authority) , Macrinus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Marcianopolis (Roman Provincial)

Denomination

Uncertain

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

217 CE (According to RPC)

Weight (g)

9.26

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

4/10/1937

Source

J. G. Milne; A. H. Baldwin & Sons

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. G. Milne, 1937.

Reference

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