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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     1590124      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     MOESIA INFERIOR City:     Marcianopolis Issuer:     Macrinus and Diadumenian Date Ruled:     AD 217 - 218 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Pentassarion Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 217-218 Diameter:     26 mm Weight:     13.18 g Obverse Legend:     AVT K OΠEΛΛI CEV MAKPEINOC K M OΠEΛΛI ANTΩNEINOC Obverse Description:     Pontianus, consular legate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, facing bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian left Reverse Legend:     VP PONTIANOV M-ARKIANOPOLEI / ΤΩΝ E Reverse Description:     emperor on horseback right, raising arm and holding spear; bound Parthian captive below; E (denomination) in left field Primary Reference:     Varbanov 1184v (busts) Reference3:     Coin Galleries (16 April 2002), lot 672 (this coin) Reference4:     Mouchmov not listed Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=100780 Special Comments:     PDC 42369 Grade:     Near VF, green patina, minor roughness. Notes:     CNG E-Auction 159 (28 Feb 2007), lot 124. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.

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