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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Marcianopolis| > MA92892
Macrinus and Diadumenian, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
|Marcianopolis|, |Macrinus| |and| |Diadumenian,| |11| |April| |217| |-| |8| |June| |218| |A.D.,| |Marcianopolis,| |Moesia| |Inferior|, On 8 June 218, at the Battle of Antioch, Elagabalus and the Syrian legions defeated the forces of Macrinus. Macrinus fled, but was captured near Chalcedon and later executed in Cappadocia. Diadumenian, son of Macrinus, attempted to escape to the Parthian court, but was captured at Zeugma and also put to death.
MA92892. Bronze pentassarion, H-J Marcianopolis 6.24.46.5 (R5), Varbanov I 1218 (R5), AMNG I -, SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, F, brown tone with brassy high points, tight flan cutting off parts of legends, spots of light corrosion, central depressions, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, weight 14.986g, maximum diameter 25.9mm, die axis 180o, consular legate Pontianus; obverse AVT K OΠEΛ CEY MAKPEINOC K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate head of Macrinus right facing bare head of Diadumenian left; reverse YΠ PONTIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN (AP and ΩN ligate), tetrastyle temple, statue of Tyche-Forutuna within, standing facing, head left, kalathos on head, holding rudder on globe by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, pellet in pediment, E (mark of value) left; SOLD










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