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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:     V-289      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Macrinus Date Ruled:     A.D. 217-218 Metal:     Copper Denomination:     As Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD Ca. January 218 Weight:     10.90 g Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Obverse Description:     Bust laureate, cuirassed right, seen from front, with long beard Reverse Legend:     PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II P P / S - C Reverse Description:     Emperor holding branch and eagle-tipped scepter in quadriga left, crowned by Victory standing behind him Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 152 Reference2:     BMCRE 134, pl. 83.6 (same dies) Reference3:     Cohen 107 Photograph Credit:     Gemini Numismatic Auctions, LLC Source:     http://geminiauctions.com Price Sold For:     1100 USD Date Sold:     01/06/2009 Grade:     EF Notes:     Gemini Auction V, Lot 289 Displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum, 1994-2008, no. 154. This type commemorates the consulship that Macrinus assumed on 1 January 218 while still absent in Syria. The legend calls Macrinus COS II, but this was an error: the emperor had decided to content himself with the title COS in 218, but the mint had not yet learned of his decision. See C. Clay, "Coinage of Macrinus," Numismatische Zeitschrift 93 (1979). Estimate: US$1000

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