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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     752749      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     EGYPT City:     Alexandria Issuer:     Macrianus Date Ruled:     AD 260-261 Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     AD 260-261 Diameter:     21 mm Weight:     10.59 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     A K T Φ IOΥN MAKPIANOC E CEB Obverse Description:     Laureate and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     L A Reverse Description:     Eagle standing left, holding wreath in beak; L A (date) to left Primary Reference:     P.A. Legutko, "The Revolt of Macrianus and Quietus and its effect on Alexandrian Coinage, AD 260-263," NumChron 2002, 011 Reference2:     KÖln 3011 Reference3:     Dattari 5380 Reference4:     Milne 4056; Emmett 3785 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=61537 Grade:     VF, brown patina Notes:     Rare and choice for issue. Legutko's analysis of the revolt places this issue in the period of September 260-May 261 AD.

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