Denarius - Macrinus PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 217 |
| Value | Denarius (½) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 275018 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 36 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.mcs.36Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Macrinus, in slow quadriga, left, crowned by Victory, behind him, holding branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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