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<p>[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2234941, member: 44154"][ATTACH=full]439926[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Macrinus and Diadumenian AE27, 5 assaria of Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Magistrate: Consular Legate Pontius Furius Pontianus, 217-218 AD, 10.9g, 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: AV K OΠEΛ CEVH MARKRINOC K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Dual confronting busts of Macrinus and Diadumenian. Macrinus laurate and cuirassed bust right, Diadumenian bareheaded and draped bust left.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: YΠ ΠONTIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Bonus Eventus, head left, sacrificing from patera over altar, right hand holding branch, Epsilon field mark right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: Varbanov I 1153 var (obverse legend)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the updated attribution for this coin. I actually had a long talk with Ivan Varbanov, author of Greek Imperial Coinage. He helped me figure out what the attribution is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2234941, member: 44154"][ATTACH=full]439926[/ATTACH] Macrinus and Diadumenian AE27, 5 assaria of Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Magistrate: Consular Legate Pontius Furius Pontianus, 217-218 AD, 10.9g, 27mm OBV: AV K OΠEΛ CEVH MARKRINOC K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Dual confronting busts of Macrinus and Diadumenian. Macrinus laurate and cuirassed bust right, Diadumenian bareheaded and draped bust left. REV: YΠ ΠONTIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Bonus Eventus, head left, sacrificing from patera over altar, right hand holding branch, Epsilon field mark right. REF: Varbanov I 1153 var (obverse legend) This is the updated attribution for this coin. I actually had a long talk with Ivan Varbanov, author of Greek Imperial Coinage. He helped me figure out what the attribution is.[/QUOTE]
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