v21_2704 - MOESIA - MARCIANOPOLIS Assarion
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Assarion
Date: c. 150-200
Mint name / Town : Marcianopolis, Mésie Inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,71 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Type énigmatique. Joli revers. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste voilé, tourelé et drapé de Marcianopolis à droite.
Obverse legend : MARKIAN-OPOLIS (Markianopolis)
Obverse translation : (Marcianopolis).
Reverse
Reverse description : Cybèle assise à gauche entre deux lions, tenant une patère de la main droite et appuyé de la gauche sur un tambourin.
Reverse legend : MARKIANO-POLEI-TWN (Markianopoleitwn)
Reverse translation : (De Marcianopolis).
Historical background
MOESIA - MARCIANOPOLIS
(2nd - 3rd century AD)
Marcianopolis, located a few kilometers from Osupers was founded by Trajan in honor of his sister Marciane, who died in 113 or 114. Coinage was very important between Commodus and Philip II.
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