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Author Topic: Macrinus and Diadumenian, Moesia, Markianopolis, Hera or Zeus? exact ref, needed  (Read 4025 times)

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Macrinus and Diadumenian, Moesia, Markianopolis, Hera or Zeus? exact ref, needed?

This coin in my gallery, but I do not have an exact reference, because of the Histrova-Jekov, not mentioned exactly this coin,
and described the reverse "Hera" (or I missed?!?), but it looks like Zeus?
All of your help/opinion is appreciate it...

054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Hristova-Jekov 06.24.01.??? Not in, AE-27, Pentassarion, Pontianus, ???
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Moesia, Markianopolis, 054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Hristova-Jekov 06.24.01.??? Not in, AE-27, Pentassarion, Pontianus, ???
avers: AV K OΠΠEΛ CEV MAKPEINOC•K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate bust of Macrinus facing bare-headed bust of Diadumenian.
reverse: VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIANO/ΠOΛI, ???
exergue: Є/-//--, diameter: 26,5-27,5mm, weight:14,04g, axis: 76h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, Pontianus, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: HrJ (2014) 06.24.01.??, Not in...


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Congrats Joe,

very appealing
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Thank you, Eric,

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Zeus with eagle at feet. Pfeiffer 218 (same dies). Without pictures: AMNG 715 and Varb. 1240.
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Dear, Curtis, Thank you... +++

That was my opinion too, but Histrova- Jekov Book is hijacked/confused, ...

Unfortunately, I do not have Pfeiffer, and I have Varbanov but not have a picture...

Again, thank you... :) +++

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Hi Joe, congrats a really lovely coin with great details and Patina.
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Thank you, Canaan,  ;) :) +++

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After helping by Curtis, the final attribution:

Moesia, Markianopolis, 054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Pfeiffer 218 (same dies), AE-27, Pentassarion, Pontianus, Zeus with eagle at feet,
avers: AV K OΠΠEΛ CEV MAKPEINOC•K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate bust of Macrinus facing bare-headed bust of Diadumenian.
reverse: VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIANO/ΠOΛI, Naked Zeus standing left, holding patera and scepter, eagle at his feet.
exergue: Є/-//--, diameter: 26,5-27,5mm, weight:14,04g, axis: 76h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, Pontianus, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Pfeiffer 218 (same dies), AMNG 715, Varbanov (2005, English) I. 1240, Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.24.01.??, Not in,

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I just came across this request today.

a) Not in Hristova/Jekov (2014):
    rev. HJ (2014) 6.24.1.5 (same die)
    obv. HJ (2014) 6.24.1. 3 (but writes AVT K OPEL, the depicted coin is very worn)
b) Megaw (2nd ed,) MAR5.59c (but writes AVT K OPEL, the depicted coin is very worn)

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