Æ23 - Macrinus ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Features
| Issuer |
Samos
(Conventus of Miletus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
Diadumenian (Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus) (217-218) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 217-218 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.19 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 497710 |
| References | RPC Online V.2# 48215 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
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian, right, seen from rear
Lettering: Μ ΟΠΕΛ ΔΙΑΔΟΥΜΕΝΙΑΝΟϹ Κ
Unabridged legend: Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Διαδουμενιανὸς Καῖσαρ
Translation: Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus Caesar
Reverse
Female figure standing facing, looking left, wearing short chiton, holding small sceptre and wreath
Lettering: ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Translation: of the Samians
Mint
Samos, Ionia, modern-day Island of Samos, GreeceComments
Wa 2086
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (217-218) | 
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