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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PeteB, post: 3266205, member: 99412&quot;]I must be going a bit insane, posting coins following Jochen&#039;s <b>spectacular</b> Marcianopolis examples, but here goes:</p><p>Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ Pentassarion (29mm, 12.98 gm, 6h). Pontianus, legatus consularis. Obv: Confronted heads of Macrinus facing right, laureate, and Diadumenian facing left, bare headed. Rev: Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; at side, hound springing right; reversed E (mark of value) to left.&nbsp; AMNG__: Varbanov__; H&amp;J 6.29.13.2.[ATTACH=full]860370[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]860370[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>Diadumenian, Caesar. 217-218 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ (17mm, 3.46 gm, 12h). Obv: K M OΠEΛΛI ANTWNEINOC, bare head, draped (&amp;cuirassed?) bust right. Rev: MAΡKIANOΠOΛITWN, cista with serpent. Pick, AMNG 805 (var- draped here); SNG Copenhagen 229. VF/ EF. Worn obverse die. Cista, shown also in a reflective position so as to see the details.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]860373[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Æ Pentassarion. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ (27mm, 13.79 gm, 2h). Prastinus Messalinus, legatus consularis. Obv: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II right, facing draped bust of Sarapis left, wearing calathus. Rev: Hermes leaning to left, with right foot on ram’s head, looking right, drapery on knee; and tortoise, left below, incorrectly described as an overturned jug by Varbanov, and others, with E (mark of value) and caduceus leaning on a tree stump to right. H&amp;J 6.44.10.3 (R5); Varbanov 2107 (R5); AMNG I, 1209. Worn obverse die and weakly struck at the top of the reverse. Scarce and artistic type.</p><p>The identification as a tortoise and not an overturned jug is quite clear, not only from the sharpness of this image, but mythology tells us that Hermes created the first lyre by using a string tied over a tortoise shell.[ATTACH=full]860375[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]860375[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>Philip I, with Otacilia Severa. 244-249 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Prastina Messallinus, consular legate. Struck 244-247 AD. Obv: Confronted busts of Philip right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed and Otacilia left, diademed and draped. Rev: Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia; E (mark of value) to left. H&amp;J, Markianopolis 6.41.38.1; Varbanov 2086.[ATTACH=full]860379[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II, as Caesar. 244-247 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 12.69 gm, 1h). Obv: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip facing r., facing draped bust of Serapis facing l., wearing kalathos. Rev: Homonoia standing facing, head l., holding cornucopia and patera. Varbanov 2097.[ATTACH=full]860380[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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