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Æ17 - Macrinus Ο Μ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
| Uitgever | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Jaar | 217-218 |
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| Gewicht | 3.82 g |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, the city goddess of Edessa, facing right, wearing a mural crown atop a veil that falls over her draped shoulders, rendered in characteristic provincial Mesopotamian style. The surrounding Greek legend Ο Μ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ identifies the issuing city, and the design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Greek |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Macrinus held the throne for just fourteen months before being defeated at the Battle of Antioch and executed in 218 AD — making any provincially minted bronze from his reign inherently short-issue material. Edessa, as the capital of Osrhoene, had a particular political stake in his fate: the kingdom had only recently lost its client-king status under Caracalla, and the city was navigating a delicate relationship with Rome's rapidly changing imperial authority when this piece was struck.