Aureus - Macrinus PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II P P

€275,036.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year218
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#47a, OCRE#ric.4.mcs.47a
Obverse descriptionBust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMacrinus, in slow quadriga, left, crowned by Victory, behind him, holding branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF MAX TR P II COS II P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (218)  - -
Catalog ID9639066770
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