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Æ23 - Macrinus C G I H P
| Issuer | Parium |
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| Year | 217-218 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS (Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus) |
| Reverse description | A Capricorn, the celestial emblem associated with Augustus and subsequently adopted as a colonial symbol at Parium, swims to the right. The creature holds a celestial globe between its front hooves, and a cornucopia rests upon its back, symbolising prosperity and divine favour. The reverse legend C G I H P, arranged around the type, abbreviates the full colonial title of the mint city. The composition is well-centred and characteristic of the civic bronze coinage struck at Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana. |
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Parium, the ancient Greek colony on the Propontis coast, maintained its colonial identity well into the Roman period — its coins consistently bear the letters C G I H P, abbreviating *Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana*, a title reflecting successive grants of colonial status under Julius Caesar and later Hadrian. Macrinus, a Mauretanian-born prefect of the Praetorian Guard who seized power after arranging Caracalla's murder, reigned barely fourteen months before being overthrown by Elagabalus's partisans in 218.