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AR25 - Macrinus ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ
| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 217-218 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ |
| Reverse description | An eagle is depicted facing front with wings spread wide, head turned to the right, holding a wreath in its beak — a common emblem of imperial apotheosis in Roman provincial coinage. Between the eagle's legs appears a small architectural shrine with a triangular pediment, likely representing a local cult temple at Edessa. The reverse legend ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ, rendered in Greek, records Macrinus's tribunician and consular powers, placed in the field around the eagle. The composition is bold and well-centred, with the eagle filling the flan in the tradition of Mesopotamian provincial issues. |
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| Mint | Edessa, Mesopotamia, modern-day Urfa, Turkey |
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