Macrinus (217-218)
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Macrinus
19-17 mm. 6:00.
Possibly an imitation in good silver.
Beading diameter 16 mm.
The lettering is impeccable, but the protrait style odd. The nose is pointly and the chin weak.
Macrinus, AR Denarius, April-December 217, Rome
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Laureate, cuirassed bust right, older features with longer beard
PONTIF-MAX T_R P COS P P ...
Macrinus (b. 164), a lawyer and Prefect at Caracalla's assassination, succeeded but his defeat by the Parthians led to a humiliating settlement.
Roman Coins : RIC Volume IV, Macrinus
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RIC22A, Macrinus: Denarius (0217AD) ...
Macrinus & Diadumenian, AE 27 or 5 assaria, 217-218 AD, Marcianopolis, Moesia, 12.4g
Following the Roman conquest of the Greek world, coins continued to be issued by many cities.
Macrinus
- SGI 2945
Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Beroea, Cyrrhestica, Syria.
MACRINUS & DIADUMENIAN (Son)
(217 - 218 CE)
Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior - P. Furius Pontianus ...
Macrinus 217 - 218 CE Fouree denarius
Obv: IMP.C.M.OPEL.SEV.MACRINVS AVG. His bust to right.
Rev: FIDES MILITVN. Fides holding standards in each hand.
similar to RIC 68 ...
Macrinus have been attributed to Tyre; but the attribution is not certain except in the case of the coins with rev. type Head of Melkart, or with the murex-shell symbol. For a full list see Dieudonné, Mé- langes Num. (1909), pp. 339 ff.
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These two Macrinus "denarii" are very obviously from the same pair of dies,.
Macrinus, AD217-218, AR Denarius (3.0g). His bust rt. with short beard/IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter stands left holding thunderbolt and sceptre, small figure of Macrinus to left, SR2053. Centered, full legends, nice portrait and rev.
He was succeeded by Macrinus, his Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, and the man who was, most likely, responsible for his death. The body of Antoninus was burned and his bones were deposited in the tomb of the Antonines.
The Romans and Parthians fought a series of wars beginning with Crassus' invasion in 52-53 BC and ending with Macrinus' ignominious defeat and retreat in 217 AD.
217-218, by the usurpation of Macrinus and his young son Diadumenian. Macrinus continued the issue of antoniniani initiated by his predecessor, though they were produced in much smaller numbers than the traditional denarii.
Taking advantage of a military campaign Caracalla led to the region of Edessa, Syria, it has been conjectured that one of his praetorian perfects, Macrinus, (personal bodyguards) was paid to ambush him.
Traduction : "Imperator Cæsar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus", (L'empereur césar Marc Opellius Sévère Macrin auguste).
Description : Buste lauré et drapé de Macrin à droite vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*01).
REVERS ...
*210 MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Macrinus,217-218 AD. Bi Tetradrachm. Bust right/ Eagle, Shrine with pediment twixt legs. Bell-147. Fine $50 [image] ...
 See also: Revers, Caracalla, Reverse, Coin, Bust
  
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