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As - Macrinus PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II PP S C; Jupiter

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 218
Value As (1⁄32)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Bronze
Weight 10.3 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
275167
References RIC IV.2# 154b
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.154b
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Jupiter, nude except for cloak over left arm, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II PP S C

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 9.81–10.82 g;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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