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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3261171, member: 103829"]Another Beauty:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857898[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Macrinus&Diadumenian, AD 217-218</p><p>AE 26, 9.34g, 26.14mm, 225°</p><p>struck under governor Furius Pontianus</p><p>obv. AV K OPEL [SEV] MAKREINOC KM OPEL ANTWNEINOC K</p><p>confronted busts of Macrinus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Diadumenian, draped and cuirassed, bare-headed, l.</p><p>rev. YP. - PONTIANOY MARKIANOPOLEITWN</p><p>Tyche (Fortuna Redux?), in long garment, std. l. on throne with lion-feet, holding rudder on globe in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. arm; wheel under throne</p><p>in r. field E (for Pentassarion)</p><p>ref. a) AMNG I/1, 775, pl. XIX, 11 (1 ex., Bukarest)</p><p>b) Varbanov (engl.) 1225 var. (cites AMNG 775, but has on obv. heads only)</p><p>c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No.6.24.38.13 (plate coin!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Very rare, VF/EF, some scratches on obv., phantastic details on reverse</p><p>One of the most beautiful spec. of this type!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jochen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3261171, member: 103829"]Another Beauty: [ATTACH=full]857898[/ATTACH] Macrinus&Diadumenian, AD 217-218 AE 26, 9.34g, 26.14mm, 225° struck under governor Furius Pontianus obv. AV K OPEL [SEV] MAKREINOC KM OPEL ANTWNEINOC K confronted busts of Macrinus, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r., and Diadumenian, draped and cuirassed, bare-headed, l. rev. YP. - PONTIANOY MARKIANOPOLEITWN Tyche (Fortuna Redux?), in long garment, std. l. on throne with lion-feet, holding rudder on globe in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. arm; wheel under throne in r. field E (for Pentassarion) ref. a) AMNG I/1, 775, pl. XIX, 11 (1 ex., Bukarest) b) Varbanov (engl.) 1225 var. (cites AMNG 775, but has on obv. heads only) c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No.6.24.38.13 (plate coin!) Very rare, VF/EF, some scratches on obv., phantastic details on reverse One of the most beautiful spec. of this type! Jochen[/QUOTE]
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