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Æ17 - Macrinus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 217-218 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Macrinus facing right, portrayed from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage, with a bearded portrait. The circumferential Greek legend reads ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ, identifying the emperor by name and title, arranged around the bust within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ (Translation: Macrinus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Eros standing left, nude, his wings visible behind him, holding a downward-pointing torch set upon or directed toward a small altar in the lower field. The figure is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition typical of Bithynian provincial bronzes, with the god depicted in a gentle contrapposto stance. The ethnic legend ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ is distributed around the field, identifying the issuing city of Prusa ad Olympum, all within a dotted border. |
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