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AR26 - 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 description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian as Caesar, facing right, viewed from the front. The effigy displays youthful features consistent with provincial portraiture of the period, with drapery visible at the shoulder and cuirass articulated in relief. The circular Greek legend surrounds the bust within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΟΠΕΛ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ |
| Reverse description | Eagle standing facing, wings fully spread, head turned to the right, holding a wreath in its beak. Between the eagle's legs, a tetrastyle shrine or naiskos with a pediment is depicted in fine relief, a characteristic motif of Mesopotamian provincial coinage. The reverse legend appears in the field and exergual area, framed within a dotted border. |
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