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AR25 - Macrinus ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ ΕΛΕΥ, ΤΑΡϹΕ, Α Μ Κ

Features

Issuer Tarsus (Cilicia)
Emperor Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 217-218
Composition Silver
Weight 6.83 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
574971
References RPC Online V.3# 84829
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 Κ Μ ΟΠ ϹΕΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σευῆρος Μακρεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus

Reverse

Athena seated left, dropping pebble into urn; shield against the throne

Lettering: ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ ΕΛΕΥ, ΤΑΡϹΕ, Α Μ Κ

Unabridged legend: Κοινβούλιον ἐλεύθερον Ταρσέων αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης

Translation: free common council of the Tarsians, first, greatest, most beautiful

Mint

Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, Turkey

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ND (217-218) 

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