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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3262398, member: 103829"]<b>A beauty from Markianopolis</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Macrinus&Diadumenian, AD 217-218</p><p>AE 27 (Pentassarion), 13.58g, 26.91mm, 45°</p><p>struck under governor Furius Pontianus</p><p>obv. AV K OPPEL CEVH MAKREINOC </p><p>below in 3 lines KM OPPEL AN / TWNINOC DI / ADOVMEN</p><p>confronted heads of Diadumenian, bare-headed, r., and Macrinus, laureate, l.</p><p>rev. VP PONTIAN - OV MARKIAN / OPOLITWN</p><p>Female figure, with chignon, reclining on rock l., holding in extended r. hand bunch of flowers(?), resting with l. arm on font(?), rabbit r. on Ground</p><p>in l. field E (for Pentassarion)</p><p>ref. a) AMNG I/1, 755 (only 1 ex. in Bukarest, but rabbit not mentioned!)</p><p>b) Varbanov (engl.) 1265 (here called Elpis!)</p><p>c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No.6.24.5.3 corr. (plate coin, writes DIA - DOVMEN in error, figure called Demeter or Moesia(?))</p><p>Rare, VF/about EF, the most beautiful specimen known!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]858385[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The female figure could be the mountain nymph Rhodope (Seguin, Paris 1665) or perhaps Moesia itself (Pat Lawrence). Due to the running discussion on the Forum there is a very strong resemblance to the HISPANIA coins of Hadrian with Hispania reclining l., holding branch, rabbit below. (Curtis Clay)</p><p><br /></p><p>For an indeep discussion of this type please look at the thread 'Unknown beauty from Marcianopolis' on the board 'Classical Numismatics' at Forum Ancient Coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards</p><p>Jochen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3262398, member: 103829"][B]A beauty from Markianopolis[/B] Macrinus&Diadumenian, AD 217-218 AE 27 (Pentassarion), 13.58g, 26.91mm, 45° struck under governor Furius Pontianus obv. AV K OPPEL CEVH MAKREINOC below in 3 lines KM OPPEL AN / TWNINOC DI / ADOVMEN confronted heads of Diadumenian, bare-headed, r., and Macrinus, laureate, l. rev. VP PONTIAN - OV MARKIAN / OPOLITWN Female figure, with chignon, reclining on rock l., holding in extended r. hand bunch of flowers(?), resting with l. arm on font(?), rabbit r. on Ground in l. field E (for Pentassarion) ref. a) AMNG I/1, 755 (only 1 ex. in Bukarest, but rabbit not mentioned!) b) Varbanov (engl.) 1265 (here called Elpis!) c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No.6.24.5.3 corr. (plate coin, writes DIA - DOVMEN in error, figure called Demeter or Moesia(?)) Rare, VF/about EF, the most beautiful specimen known! [ATTACH=full]858385[/ATTACH] The female figure could be the mountain nymph Rhodope (Seguin, Paris 1665) or perhaps Moesia itself (Pat Lawrence). Due to the running discussion on the Forum there is a very strong resemblance to the HISPANIA coins of Hadrian with Hispania reclining l., holding branch, rabbit below. (Curtis Clay) For an indeep discussion of this type please look at the thread 'Unknown beauty from Marcianopolis' on the board 'Classical Numismatics' at Forum Ancient Coins. Best regards Jochen[/QUOTE]
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