Æ29 - Macrinus ΙΕΡΑϹ ΒΥΒΛΟΥ
Features
| Issuer |
Byblus
(Syria)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 217-218 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 16.74 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 521738 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 69455 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 rear
Lettering: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μακρῖνος Σεβαστός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Macrinus Augustus
Reverse
Temple with court attached to its rear, the whole viewed in aerial perspective; five steps lead to the front of the temple with two columns open left, within which a lighted altar is seen and acrostolium decorated with trefoil; five steps lead to a side-entrance to the court, within which is a large cone surrounded by an ornate fence; six-pointed star below temple
Lettering: ΙΕΡΑϹ ΒΥΒΛΟΥ
Translation: of sacred Byblus
Mint
Byblos, modern-day Jbeil, LebanonComments
Rouvier 697; McClean 9484
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (217-218) | |||||||||||||||
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