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ID: |
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711530 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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MACRINUS |
| Date Ruled: |
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217-218 AD AE Sestertius (23.51 g, 12h)
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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Sestertius |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD July 217-March 218 |
| Weight: |
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23.51 g |
| Die Axis: |
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12 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with long beard, seen from front |
| Reverse Legend: |
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PROVIDENTIA DEORVM / S C |
| Reverse Description: |
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Providentia standing left, holding wand in right hand over a globe, cradling cornucopiae in left arm |
| Exergue: |
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S C |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 159 |
| Reference2: |
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Clay Issue 2 |
| Reference3: |
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Banti 58 (this coin illustrated) |
| Reference4: |
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BMCRE 140 note; Cohen 109 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76758 |
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Grade:
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Good VF, dark green patina, light cleaning scratches, die shift on reverse |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1530 ($3000)From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Lanz 32 (29 April 1985), lot 682; Frederick A. Walters Collection (A. Hess 211, 9 May 1932), lot 1207. |
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