Æ34 - Macrinus ϹΕΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ΜΗΤΡ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, Α Μ Κ
Features
| Issuer |
Tarsus
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 217-218 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 17.17 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 509011 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 77553 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.3 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Lycia-Pamphylia to Egypt. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from front
Lettering: ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ ΟΠΕ ϹΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σευῆρος Μακρεῖνος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus
Reverse
Apollo Lykeios standing facing, on omphalos, holding wolves by forelegs
Lettering: ϹΕΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ΜΗΤΡ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, Α Μ Κ
Unabridged legend: Σευηριανῆς Μακρεινιανῆς μητροπόλεως Ταρσοῦ αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης
Translation: of the Severan Macrinian metropolis of Tarsus, the first, greatest, and most beautiful
Mint
Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (217-218) | |||||||||||||||
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