RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 87452)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 87452)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠ ϹΕΟΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπ(έλλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Μακρεῖνος Σε(βαστὸς)
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 ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Π Π
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὑπάτος π(ατὴρ) π(ατρίδος)
Translation holding tribunician power, consul, father of the fatherland
Reverse design eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, wreath in beak; between legs, star
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 13.16 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Bellinger 74; Prieur 1183
Specimens 15 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L BMC Antioch 391
    P: Y 19382
    NY: 1944.100.66447
    Baldwin’s 57, 23 Sept. 2008, lot 138
    Berk Buy or Bid Sale 212, 9 Sept. 2020, lot 505
    CNG 85, 15 Sept. 2010, lot 653
    CNG EA 195, 10 Sept. 2008, lot 182
    CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 312
    CNG EA 380, 10 Aug. 2016, lot 440
    ✸ CNG EA 447, Prieur coll., 3 July 2019, lot 352 (ex Giessener Münzhandlung 46, 30 Oct. 1989, lot 377) (Prieur 1183: this coin)
    CNG EA 525, 19 Oct. 2022, lot 688
    Naumann 79, 7 July 2019, lot 460
    Naville Numismatics 61, 8 Nov. 2020, lot 483 (ex Naville Numismatics 18, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 283)
    Rzeszowski Dom Aukcyjny 10, 12 Nov. 2022, lot 414
    Savoca London 2 Silver, 18 Aug. 2019, lot 140