RIC X Marcian 542, AE4, Bronze, struck at Constantinople, 450–457 AD. Obverse: bust of marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: marcian monogram 5 within wreath. Weight about 1.9 g.
| mint | Constantinople | weight | 1.85g (1) |
| ruler | Marcian | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | AE4 | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
D N MARCIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Marcian monogram 5 within wreath
specimens (2)
British Museum
1.85g
6↕
British Museum (RIC X)
Cite this coin
RIC X Marcian 542 (ric.10.marc_e.542), 450–457 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-x-marcian-542/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA