Denarius - Macrinus PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II P P, Salus

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year218
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDenarius (1/2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#44A, OCRE#ric.4.mcs.44A
Obverse descriptionBust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, cuirassed, 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 descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on throne with high back, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.
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 ID6744145970
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