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Æ34 - Macrinus ϹΑΜΙΩΝ

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Issuer Samos (Conventus of Miletus)
Emperor Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 217-218
Composition Bronze
Weight 16.45 g
Diameter 34 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
497703
References RPC Online V.2# 48214
British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.2 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Bithynia-Pontus and Asia. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press.

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ --- Μακρεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar [---] Macrinus

Reverse

Heracles standing facing, head left, resting club on ground and holding apples and lion skin in outstretched left

Lettering: ϹΑΜΙΩΝ

Translation: of the Samians

Mint

Samos, Ionia, modern-day Island of Samos, Greece

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© British Museum, 1924,1015.1
34.4 mm16.45 g 7h (see more)
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