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Æ31 - Macrinus ΠΡΟΥϹΙΕΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΥΠΙΩ

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Issuer Prusias ad Hypium (Bithynia and Pontus)
Emperor Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 217-218
Composition Bronze
Weight 21.50 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
506692
References RPC Online V.2# 65344
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 front

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ϹΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σευῆρος Μακρεῖνος Αὔγουστος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus

Reverse

Heracles nude standing right, fighting against Amazon

Lettering: ΠΡΟΥϹΙΕΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΥΠΙΩ

Translation: of the Prusians near the Hypios

Mint

Prusias ad Hypium, Bithynia, modern-day Konuralp, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (217-218) 

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