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AR26 - Macrinus ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ

Issuer Edessa (Mesopotamia)
Year 217-218
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Weight 12.39 g
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Obverse script Greek
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Reverse description A large eagle displayed facing, with wings spread wide, head turned to the right, holding a wreath in its beak — a motif common to the civic coinage of Edessa. Between the eagle's legs appears a small tetrastyle shrine or naiskos with a pediment, likely representing a local cult sanctuary. The reverse composition is bold and fills the flan, with the Greek legend inscribed in the fields. The design reflects the syncretic religious and imperial iconographic tradition of Roman Mesopotamia during the Severan period.
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Mintage ND (217-218)
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