RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 900)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 900)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σεουῆρος Μακρεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπέλ(λιος) Σεουῆ(ρος) Μακρεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ, ΒΩΤΑ (on pediment)
Edition Ἐφεσίων πρώτων Ἀσίας βῶτα Ἐφεσίων πρώτων Ἀσίας βῶτα
Translation of the Ephesians, first of Asia, vowed
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Macrinus standing left; in the center, below, altar and humped bull for sacrifice; on each side, figures standing raising right arm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 22.28 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference BMC 293; Karwiese 614
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    L BMC 293
    ✸ P: 866
    B: 18222420, I-B
    N: 8083
    CNG Triton XV, 3 Jan. 2012, lot 1390
    Hirsch 352, 25 Sept. 2019, lot 3054