RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 68371)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 68371)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Capitolias
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΡΚ = 120
Dating AD 217/8
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠ]ΕΛ [ϹΕ?] ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ [ϹΕ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπέλ(λιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Μακρεῖνος Σε(βαστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΠΙΤω ΙΕΡ ΑϹ ΑΥ ΡΚ
Reverse design temple with six columns with central arch; within, Tyche (or Astarte) standing left, left hand resting on sceptre and holding small bust (or baetyl?) on right extended hand; date in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.71 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    P: 2
    ✸ B: 1878 Rauch