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Æ17 - Macrinus ΟΜΕΔ ECCCA
| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 217-218 |
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| Weight | 3.06 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Macrinus facing right, with short beard, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of the Edessene mint. The portrait displays a radiate laurel wreath atop the head, with facial features showing the mature, bearded physiognomy associated with this emperor. A Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche, the city goddess of Edessa, facing right. The turreted crown, symbolizing the city walls, is clearly rendered atop the veiled head, a standard iconographic convention for civic Tyche on provincial bronzes of Mesopotamia. The drapery is indicated at the truncation of the bust. The Greek civic legend is distributed in the field around the effigy. |
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| Mintage | ND (217-218) |
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