Pentassarion - Elagabalus and Julia Maesa Marcianopolis

€187,030.00
IssuerMarcianopolis
Year218-222
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValuePentassaria (5⁄16)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
Weight10.2 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Varb#1623
Obverse descriptionConfronted busts of Elagabalus and Julia Maesa.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringAVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC AVΓ IOVΛIA MAICA AVΓ
Reverse descriptionDionysus, nude, standing front, with head facing left, holding a thyrsus in his left hand whilst pouring wine from a kantharus with his right.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringVΠ IOVA ANT CEΛEVKOV MAPKIANOΠOΛI / TΩN
Edge
Mint
MintageND (218-222) TΩN - Marcianopolis -
Catalog ID8436556500
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