Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Elagabalus
Description:
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Elagabalus (218 - 222 AD). Julius Antonius Seleukus, consular legate. ΑVT Κ M AVPHΛI ANTΩNEINOC AVΓ (ligate); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VΠ IOV[Λ C]EΛEVKOV MΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠOΛITΩΝ (partially ligate); Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Diameter:
AE26 mm
Weight:
10,48 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.38.1; AMNG 683; Varbanov 1592 var. (obverse legend)
Commentary:
olive-grey patina, good details
History:
The city was renamed after Trajan's sister, Ulpia Marciana.
Article Number:
030-06-05-44710