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Æ19 - Macrinus Ο Μ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 217-218 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Macrinus facing right, seen from the front, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Mesopotamian civic coinage of the early third century AD. A Greek legend encircles the bust within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse description | Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche facing right, personifying the city of Edessa, enclosed within a circular olive wreath. The turreted crown identifies the figure as the civic Tyche, a standard type on coinage of Edessa during the Roman imperial period. The Greek legend naming the city appears in the field around the wreath. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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