RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 86870)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 86870)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠ ϹΕ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σεουῆρος Μακρῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπ(έλλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Μακρῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Δ, Δ Ε
Edition δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ὕπατος τὸ δʹ δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπα(τος) τὸ δʹ δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation with tribunitian power, consul for the fourth time, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right, wreath in beak, standing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.75 g
Axis 12
Reference Prieur 246A, McAlee 722
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note reverse dies intended for Caracalla and reused by error for Macrinus.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    Emporium Hamburg 89, 22 Apr. 2020, lot 431
    Kratky coll. = Numismatik Naumann 131, 6 Aug. 2023, lot 525
    Naville Numismatics 58, 14 June 2020, lot 638
    ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 30, 29 Oct. 2016, lot 251