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Marcianopolis Septimius Severus Roman coin 193 - 211 AD AE-26 10.6g and Size 25 mm. This is a 100% authentic ancient Roman coin.
Markianopolis or Marcianopolis minted many types of coins under Elagabalus. It was founded by Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117) and named after his sister Marciana (possibly Marcia) and was populated of mainly Greeks of Asia Minor origin and Thracians. Their trade consisted of pottery, metal processing, arms and glass. It issued coins from the reign of Commodus (AD 177-192) continuously through about AD 248 Philip II (AD 247-249) after it successfully repelled an attack by the Goths.
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