RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 83068)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 83068)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusias ad Hypium
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Diadumenian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σεουῆρος Μακρῖνος Αὔγουστος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπέλ(λιος) Σεουῆρ(ος) Μακρῖνος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Κ ΔΙΑΔΟΥΜΕΝΙΑΝΟϹ ΠΡ Π Υ, Γ
Edition Καῖσαρ Διαδουμενιανὸς Προυσιέων πρὸς Ὑπίῳ γʹ Κ(αῖσαρ) Διαδουμενιανὸς Πρ(ουσιέων) π(ρὸς) Ὑ(πίῳ) γʹ
Translation Caesar Diadumenian, of the Prusiasians near Hypium, 3
Reverse design bare-headed, cuirassed bust of Diadumenian, right, seen from front
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.61 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note On rev., Γ in l. field. There is a third specimen in H. Schulman, The Thomas Ollive Mabbott coll., 6-11 June 1969, lot 2108 (with ill.) attributed to Aegeae in Cilicia with a note of the collector: "Martyn? thought it Anazarbus as the style is Cilician; it is so close to BMC PL. IV, 9. I cannot but believe it of Aegeae, though Adana is impossible". The attribution of these coins to Prusias is due to Pekka Kemppinen.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    C. Clay coll.= CNG EA 510, 23 Feb. 2022, lot 421 = Münzen & Medaillen GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 247 = Schulman, 6 June 1969, lot 1661
    ✸ VAuctions 263, 5 May 2011, lot 67