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Macrinus Denarius
20 mm 3.05 gm
O: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Bust draped and cuirassed right.
R: FIDES MILITVM PRINC IVVENTVTI
Fides standing front, head right, right foot on helmet, holding standard in each hand.2 commentsKoffy

1 commentsspikbjorn

27 MacrinusMACRINUS
AR Tetradrachm of Phoenicia, Tyre. AD 217-8. (11g, 25.6mm)

AYT K M OP CE MAKPINOC CE, laureate bust right, with drapery at front of truncation / DHMAPX EX YPATOC PP, eagle standing on club facing, head left, murex shell between legs.

Prieur 1555Sosius

27 Macrinus AE27 N&IMACRINUS
AE27 of Nikopolis ad Istrum, legate Statius Longinus.

AVT K M OPEL CEV - MAKPEINOC AV, laureate bust right / YP CTA LONGINOY NIKOPOLITWN PR-OC I, Hermes, naked except drapery over left shoulder, standing left, holding caduceus and purse.

Pick 1748, Moushmov 1292Sosius

Macrinus, AE 27of Nikopolis ad Istrum, magistrate Agrippa.Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Macrinius 217-218 CE.
Obverse: AV K M OPEL CEVH MAKRINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust with scale armour right.
Reverse: VP AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PROC / ICTRW, Tyche in long double chiton and palla, wearing kalathos standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiae.
Varbanov 3420, 27.75mm 12.8 g.
sold 4-2018NORMAN K

(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 25 mm 10.84 g
O: IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS PI
RAD BUST R
R: COL FL PAC DEVLT
HADES-SERAPIS SEATED L, CERBERUS AT FEET
THRACE, DEULTUMlaney

(0217) MACRINUS217-218 AD
AE 26 mm, 10.37 g
O: laureate head right
R: Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus, cock at feet
Nikopolis ad Istrumlaney

(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 17 mm 3.54 g
O: Laureate bust of Macrinus right
R: O M EDECCA veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right, within laurel wreath
Edessa in Mesopotamia; SNG Milan 56laney

(0217) MACRINUS218 AD
AE 18.5 mm 5.81 g
O: Laureate head right
R: Diety or Macrinus driving galloping quadriga right; DNC above horses.
SYRIA, Leucas
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(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 25 mm 10.84 g
O: IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS PI Radiate bust right
R: COL FL PAC DEVLT Hades-Serapis seated left, Cerberus at feet on left
Thrace, Deultum
SNG (Bulg.) Ruse 1, Deultum, no. 120, pl. 9 (=Jurukova 46)
(Draganov cites just one die pair, apparently the same as this coin; provincials at Deultum start with Caracalla, so Macrinus is an early issue)laney

(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
struck under governor Statius Longinus
AE 27.5 mm max; 11.52 g
O: AVT K M OPELLI CEV . MAKR[EINOC AVG] Laureate bust, right
R: VP CTATI LONGINO/V NIKOPOLITWN PR/O ICTRW Homonoia standing left, holding cornucopia and patera (phiale mesomphalos).
d.s.
Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1777 (2 ex., Berlin, München)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3547 corr. (cites AMNG 1777 but writes LONGINOV)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2013) No. 8.23.36.12
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(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 27 mm; 14.35 g
(struck under governor Statius Longinus)
O: Laureate head of Macrinus right
R: Zeus seated lleft holding long scepter and patera
Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis
AMNG 1720-1723
d.s.laney

(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 25.5 mm max; 8.37 g
O: AVT K OPEL CEY MAKPEINOC (or similar) Laureate draped bust right
R: YPPONTIANOY MARKIANOPOLEITWN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms
Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior (Magistrate P. Furius Pontianus)
d.s.laney

(0217) MACRINUS217 - 218 AD
AE 18.5 mm; 2.69 g
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: AEL MVNICIP COIL. Prow right; cornucopia above.
Thrace, Coela; Varbanov 2923. Rarelaney

(0217) MACRINUS & DIADUMENIANAE 26.5 mm, 10.790 g
11 APRIL 217 - 8 JUNE 218 AD
O: AYKOPPEL CEYH MAKPEINOC K MOPPEA ANTWNEINOC
LAUR HEAD OF MACRINUS R FACING BARE-HEAD OF DIADUMENIAN L (confronted busts)
R:YPPONTIANOY MARKIANOPOLEITWN
SNAKE IN FOUR COILS WITH HEAD ERECT, E LEFT
Hristova/Jekov No.6.24.22.1
MARCIANOPOLIS MINT, VARBANOV VOL I p.144, 1214; SNG COP 226laney

(0217) MACRINUS AND DIADUMENIAN217 - 218 AD
AE PENTASSARION 27 mm 12.62 g
O: AYKMOPEA MAKREINOC KM OPEA ANTWNEINOC
LAUREATE HEAD OF MACRINUS R FACING BARE-HEAD OF DIADUMENIAN L (confronted busts)
R: VR PONTIANOV MARKIANOPOLEITWN, "E" IN LEFT FIELD
SERAPIS STANDING LEFT HOLDING SCEPTER
MARKIANOPOLIS
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(0217) MACRINUS and DIADUMENIAN217-218 AD
AE pentassarion 26 mm; 10.86 g
O: AYT K OΠEΛ CEVH MAKPEINOC K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC Confronted heads of laureate Macrinus right and bare-headed Diadumenian left.
R: VΠ AΓPIΠΠOY MAPKIANOΠOLEITΩN Nemesis-Dikaiosyne standing left, scales held out in right hand in front, cornucopia in left arm behind, wheel at feet in front. E in lower left field.
Markianopolis in Moesia Inferior; Hristova/Jekov (2011) 6.24.35.7
d.s.1 commentslaney

*SOLD*Macrinus Denarius

Attribution: RIC 53, RSC 2a
Date: AD 218
Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust r. seen from front
Reverse: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas stg. l. holding scales and cornucopia
Size: 19.2 mm
Weight: 3.72 grams
ex-Forvm1 commentsNoah

*SOLD*Macrinus AE23

Mint: Deultum, Attribution ?
Date: AD 218
Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, radiate draped bust r.
Reverse: COL F L PAC DEVLT, Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae
Size: 23.3 mmNoah

0 - M - Diadumenian - AR - Silver Tetradrachm - Lion beneath Eagle~
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Ancient Roman Empire
Diadumenian as Caesar, Coin Struck AD 218.
Son of Emperor Macrinus (8 April 217 AD – June 218 AD)
Silver Tetradrachm of Heirapolis.

(Titles in Greek)
obv: Radiate bust of Diadumenian facing right. Draped and Cuirassed, Seen from Behind.
rev: Eagle standing facing, wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Lion walking right beneath.

Weight: 11.3 Grams
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Reference: Prieur 947
I want to thank Mat and Potator for their help with the ID of this coin.
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~6 commentsrexesq

0 - Macrinus Tetradrachm - Beroea Mint, SyriaRoman Empire, Syro-Phoenician 4 Drachm.
SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea.
Emperor Macrinus (217-218 AD). Silver Tetradrachm.

(titles in Greek)
obv: Laureate, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front.

rev: Eagle standing facing holding wreath in beak, head and tail facing left; Palm leaf in upper left field.
Winged Animal (Possibly a Phoenix) between eagle's legs; 'B-E' flanking either side, one letter under each one of the eagle's feet.

14.4 Grams
27 / 26.5 mmrexesq

0 - Macrinus Tetradrachm - Beroea Mint, Syria.Roman Empire, Syro-Phoenician 4 Drachm.
SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea.
Emperor Macrinus (217-218 AD). Silver Tetradrachm.

(titles in Greek)
obv: Laureate, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front.

rev: Eagle standing facing holding wreath in beak, head and tail facing left; Palm leaf in upper left field.
Winged Animal (Possibly a Phoenix) between eagle's legs; 'B-E' flanking either side, one letter under each one of the eagle's feet.

14.4 Grams
27 / 26.5 mm
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Bust, cut.rexesq

022 MACRINUSEMPEROR: Macrinus
DENOMINATION: Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: / PONTIF MAX TR P COS PP, Fides standing front, foot on helmet, standard in each hand
DATE: 217 AD
MINT: Antiochia
WEIGHT: 2.89 g
RIC: 22a
Barnaba6

029a. MacrinusAugustus 11 April 217 -- 8 June 218

Mauretanian origin. Became Praetorian Prefect under Caracalla. While he was with Caracalla on operations against the Parthians, he learned of a prophecy that he would become emperor. Before Caracalla could act on this, Macrinus arranged for Caracalla's assassination and took the office of emperor. He then made a quick peace with the Parthians, which did not sit well with the army. Female members of the Severan family then took a major role in plotting for Macrinus's overthrow. A revolt broke out in Emesa, Syria, with Elegabalus as the putative leader. Macrinus fought a battle with them, lost, and was executed while fleeing.lawrence c

029a001. Macrinus AR Denarius. 217 AD. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, long bearded, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards. RIC 67, RSC 23.lawrence c

029a02. MacrinusAE 4 Assaria. 28.7mm, 14.56 g. Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Obv: AY K OΠΠEΛ CE YH MAKPINOC, laureate bust right. Rev: YΠ CTATATIOY ΛONΓINOY NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC ICTΡQ, youth sitting left on mound, bare torso, himation around waist and legs, branch in right hand, left holding reeds and propped on vase or cave from which water flows. Moushmov 1297, Varbarov 3572 variant. A FORUM coin.lawrence c

029a03. MacrinusDenarius. Rome. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, seen from front, with younger features and short beard. Rev: SECVRITAS TEEMPORVM, Securitas standing facing, head left, scepter in right hand, leaning with left arm on short column to right. RIC IV.II 91.lawrence c

029a04. MacrinusDenarius. 217 AD. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, short bearded, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding the innermost of two standards on either side.
RSC 26. RIC 68.lawrence c

029a05. Macrinus & DiadumenianMacrinus & Diadumenian. AE 28mm, 12.92 g. Moesia, Markianopolis.
Obv: Confronted busts of Diadumenian, bare-headed on left and Macrinus, laureate and cuirassed on right. Rev: Liberalitas standing facing, head left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, Epsilon in right field.
Varbanov 1275.lawrence c

029a06. MacrinusAE 18.5mm, 3.63 g. Antioch, Syria. Obv: AVT K M O C MAKΡINOC CE, laureate head right. Rev: Large SC within laurel wreath with five pairs of leaves, dot in angled circle and delta above, epsilon below. BMC 383 var (obv legend).lawrence c

029a07. MacrinusAE 27mm, 10.80 g. Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia inferior. Magistrate Agrippa. Obv: AVT K M OPEL CEVH MAKΡINOC, laureate head right. Rev: UP AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PROS ISTRWN, Aequitas standing right, holding scales and cornucopia. Moushmov 1243.lawrence c

029a08. MacrinusSELEUCIS & PIERIA. Emesa. Tetradrachm. 25mm, 13.69 g. Obv: AYT K M OΠ CE MAKPINOC CEB. Laureate head right. Rev: ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC ΠΠ. Eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak and O below; between legs, bust of Shamash. Prieur 1004. Naumann Auction 114, Lot 607.
lawrence c

029b. DiadumenianSon of Macrinus. Caesar April 217 -- May 218; co-Augustus May 218 -- 8 June 218. Executed along with Macrinus.lawrence c

04 - Personalities of the EmpireCommodus, Crispina, Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Manlia Scantilla, Didia Clara, Pescennius Níger, Clodius Albinus, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Plautilla, Geta and Macrinusmdelvalle

051 Macrinus. AR denariusobv: IMP CM OPEL SEV laur. cuir. bust r.
rev: FIDES MILITVM Fides std. front head r. his r. foot on helmet,
holding standard in each hand3 commentshill132

051b Macrinus. AE26 10.4gmobv: laur. drp. and cuir.bust r.
rev: Tyche std. r. holding rudder and cornucopiahill132

054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 022a, Antioch, AR-Denarius, PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing front, 054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 022a, Antioch, AR-Denarius, PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing front,
avers: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing front, head right, holding two standards.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,5-20,0mm, weight:3,78g, axis: 7h,
mint: Antioch, date: 217 A.D., ref: RIC IV-II 22a, BMCRE 38, RSC 60.
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, 054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left,
avers: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-19,0mm, weight:3,45g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 217 A.D., ref: RIC IV-II 53, p-8,
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, (but base metal, "limes" ?),054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, (but base metal, "limes" ?),
avers: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight:2,18g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 217 A.D., ref: RIC IV-II 53, p-8, (but base metal, "limes" ?),
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, (but base metal, "limes" ?),054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 053, Rome, AR-Denarius, AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, (but base metal, "limes" ?),
avers:- IMP-C-M-OPEL-SEV-MACRINVS-AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- AEQVITAS-AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight:2,18g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 217 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-53, p-8, (but base metal, "limes" ?),
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 063, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, FELICITAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left,054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 063, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, FELICITAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left,
avers:- IMP-C-M-OPEL-SEV-MACRINVS-AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- FELICITAS-TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left holding short caduceus and scepter.
exerg: , diameter: 19,5-21,5mm, weight:4,53g, axis: 7h,
mint: Rome, date: 217 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-63, p-9, C-20a,
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 068, Rome, AR-Denarius, FIDES MILITV, Fides standing left, #1054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 068, Rome, AR-Denarius, FIDES MILITV, Fides standing left, #1
avers: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, short bearded, and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: FIDES MILITVM, Fidelity of the army standing left, holding the innermost of two standards on either side.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,5-19,0mm, weight:2,94g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: RIC IV-II 68, RSC-26, BMC-14,
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 076, Rome, AR-Denarius, IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left,054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 076, Rome, AR-Denarius, IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left,
avers:- IMP-C-M-OPEL-SEV-MACRINVS-AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right with short, trimmed beard.
revers:- IOVI-CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left with thunderbolt and sceptre, before him small figure of Macrinus.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight:g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 217-18 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-76, RSC 37, BMC 20,
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 086, Rome, AR-Denarius, SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left,054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 086, Rome, AR-Denarius, SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left,
avers:- IMP-C-M-OPEL-SEV-MACRINVS-AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right with short, trimmed beard.
revers:- SALVS-PVBLICA, Salus seated left on high-backed chair, feeding from patera a serpent arising from altar and holding sceptre.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 19mm, weight:g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 217-18 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-86, RSC 116a, BMC 26,
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054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 089var., Rome, AR-Denarius, SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, #1054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), RIC IV-II 089var., Rome, AR-Denarius, SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, #1
avers:- IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right with short, trimmed beard.
revers:- SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left on chair with no back, feeding serpent arising from altar, from patera and holding sceptre. (backless chair type is listed for young bust only).
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-20,0mm, weight:1,85 g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 217-18 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-89var., RSC 116,
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Hristova-Jekov 06.24.03.???, AE-27, Pentassarion, Hera and peacock, #1054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Hristova-Jekov 06.24.03.???, AE-27, Pentassarion, Hera and peacock, #1
avers:- AV K OΠΠ CEVH MAKPEINOC • M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC KAI •, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus facing bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian.
revers:- VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIA NOΠOΛEITΩN•, Hera in long garment and mantle, standing left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and
resting with raised left hand on scepter, Peacock at foot in left down, E in right field.
exe: -/-//E, diameter: 26,7-27,7mm, weight:12,24g, axis: 6h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: HrJ (2014) Not in this variation, Varbanov (2005) Not in -,
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Mushmov-532., Varbanov-, AE-27, Pentassarion, #1054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Mushmov-532., Varbanov-, AE-27, Pentassarion, #1
avers:- AY-K-OΠEL-CEV-MAKREINOC-K-M-OΠEL-AN-TΩNEINOC•, Laureate head of Macrinus facing bare-headed bust of Diadumenian.
revers:- VΠ-ΠONTIANOV-MAΡKIANO-ΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis advancing right, holding a bow and drawing an arrow from the quiver on her back, hound running right at foot, retrograde E in left field.
exergue: Ǝ/-//ΠOΛIT, diameter: 27-28mm, weight: 12,38g, axis: 6h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Mushmov-532., Varbanov-.,
a) AMNG I/1, 730 (like ex. 3, 4, 5, Paris, St.Petersburg, Wien)
b) Hristova/Jekov (2013) 6.24.13.3 (same dies)
c) not in Pfeiffer (2013)
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Mushmov-554var., Varbanov-1214var., AE-27, Pentassarion, 054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Mushmov-554var., Varbanov-1214var., AE-27, Pentassarion,
avers:- AY K OΠEL CEVH MAKREINOC, K M OΠEL AN-TΩNEINOC ΔIAΔOYME, Laureate head of Macrinus facing bare-headed bust of Diadumenian.
revers:- VΠ-ΠONTIAN-OV MAΡKIANO-ΠOΛIT, Radiate serpent in in four coils, head right. Є in right field.
exe: -/Є//ΠOΛIT, diameter: 27-28mm, weight: 12,38g, axis: 6h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Mushmov-554var., Varbanov-1214var.,
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Pfeiffer 218 (same dies), AE-27, Pentassarion, Pontianus, Zeus with an eagle at feet, #1054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Markianopolis, Pfeiffer 218 (same dies), AE-27, Pentassarion, Pontianus, Zeus with an eagle at feet, #1
avers: AV K OΠΠEΛ CEV MAKPEINOC•K M OΠEΛ ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate bust of Macrinus facing bare-headed bust of Diadumenian.
reverse: VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIANO/ΠOΛI, Naked Zeus standing left, holding patera and scepter, eagle at his feet.
exergue: Є/-//--, diameter: 26,5-27,5mm, weight:14,04g, axis: 7h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, Pontianus, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Pfeiffer 218 (same dies), AMNG 715, Varbanov (2005, English) I. 1240, Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.24.01.??, Not in,
a) Not in Hristova/Jekov (2014):
rev. HJ (2014) 6.24.1.5 (same die)
obv. HJ (2014) 6.24.1. 3 (but writes AVT K OPEL, the depicted coin is very worn)
b) Megaw (2nd ed,) MAR5.59c (but writes AVT K OPEL, the depicted coin is very worn)
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ 08.23.07.02, AE-28, VΠ-AΓPIΠΠA-NIKOΠOΛITΩN-ΠPOC-IC/TP-Ω, Apollo, naked, standing right,054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ 08.23.07.02, AE-28, VΠ-AΓPIΠΠA-NIKOΠOΛITΩN-ΠPOC-IC/TP-Ω, Apollo, naked, standing right,
avers: AVK-OΠΠEΛ-CEVH-MAKPI-NOC, Laureate head right.
revers: VΠ-AΓPIΠΠA-NIKOΠOΛITΩN-ΠPOC-IC/TP-Ω, Apollo, Sauroktonos, naked, standing right with crossed legs, left hand on tree-stump, in right hand holding twig and pointing to stump.
exe: TP/Ω//--, diameter: 27-28mm, weight: 11,45g, axis:6h,
mint: Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, Statius Longinus 217-218 A.D., date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov 8.23.7.2,
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054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ 08.23.10.14, AE-27, VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I, Hermes standing left,054p Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ 08.23.10.14, AE-27, VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I, Hermes standing left,
avers:- AVTK-M-OΠEΛ-CEV-MAKPEINOC-AV, Laureate head right.
revers:- VΠ-CTA-ΛONΓINOV-NIKOΠOΛITΩN-ΠPOC-I, Hermes, nude, standing left in left arm kerykeion and in right hand purse.
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 27mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, Statius Longinus 217-218 A.D., date: 217-218 A.D., ref: Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov 8.23.10.14,
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069 - Macrinus - AE27, Nicopolis ad IstrumAE27
Obv:- AYT K M OPELLI CEV MAKRINOC AYG, laureate head right
Rev:- VP KTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC IC, Aequitas/Dikaiosyne standing right, holding scales and cornucopiae; wheel before (note mixed attribute with Nemesis)
Minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum. Magistrate Statius Longinus

References:- AMNG I/1, 1772, not in Varbanov (engl.), Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.23.35.17maridvnvm

069 - Macrinus Denarius - RIC 002Obv:– IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PONTIF MAX TR P P P, Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre
Minted in Rome, September 217 A.D.
References:– RIC 2, RSC 70
Titles PONTIF MAX TR P P P (no COS) are rare on denarii. No specimens of this coin in Reka Devnia hoard, for example. Combined with medium beard length of portrait increases interest. Macrinus was letting his beard grow and the same coin can also be found with either short or long beard! This is second issue, date c. Sept. 217maridvnvm

069 - Macrinus, Billon Tetradrachm - Prieur 889Obv:– AVT K MA OP CE MAKPEINOC CE, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev:– DHMARC EX VPATOC D, eagle standing facing, feet set on letters B and E, wings open, head left with wreath in beak, palm to left, bird between legs
Minted in Beroea, Cyrrhestica, Syria.
Reference:– SGI 2945. Bellinger 88. Prieur 889

Weight 12.39g. 26.29mm.maridvnvm

079. Macrinus (217-218 A.D.)Av.: AVT KM OPELIOC - CEVH MAKRINOC
Rv.: VP CTATI LONGINO - V N - IKOPOLITWN PRO / C ICTR

AE26 / 10.5g
Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum
AMNG I/1, 1783, Varbanov 3532
Hristova/Jekov (2011) No. 8.23.34.7
struck under governor Statius Longinus
Scarce!

092 - MACRINVSMarcus Opellius Severus Macrinus was Roman Emperor from April 217 to 8 June 218.

for obverse, reverse and coin details click hereshanxi

093 – DIADVMENIANMarcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus was the son and co-ruler of Roman Emperor Macrinus.

for obverse, reverse and coin details click here
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099. Macrinus.Denarius, April - Dec. 217 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG / Laureate bust of Macrinus.
Reverse: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P / Fides standing, foot on helmet, holding standard in each hand.
3.45 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #22A; Sear #7345.

A case is made in RIC (vol. IV, pt. 2) for assigning coins with the older portrait (as is this coin) to the mint of Antioch, and the younger portrait to the mint of Rome. Recent scholarship, however, favors Rome as the mint for all coins of this reign.Callimachus

19th Century framed uniface plaster cast sestertius of MacrinusObv:- IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing left. holding baton over globe and cornucopia
References (for original coin) :- Cohen 110 (30f.) RIC 195 b

Famed uniface plaster cast from 19th century.
Originally mounted on velvet and one would assume in a display case. Traces of velvet still attached to underside of frame.maridvnvm

1bu Caracalla198-217

Denarius

Laureate head, right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Mars, MARTI PROPVGNATORI

RIC 223

The Historia Augusta, in the life of Severus, records: As he was advancing against Albinus, moreover, and had reached Viminacium 4 on his march, he gave his elder son Bassianus the name Aurelius Antoninus 5 and the title of Caesar, in order to destroy whatever hopes of succeeding to the throne his brother Geta had conceived. His reason for giving his son the name Antoninus was that he had dreamed that an Antoninus would succeed him. It was because of this dream, some believe, that Geta also was called Antoninus, in order that he too might succeed to the throne. . . . [After defeating Niger], he bestowed the. toga virilis on his younger son, Geta, and he united his elder son in marriage with Plautianus' daughter [Plautilla]. . . . Soon thereafter he appointed his sons to the consulship ; also he greatly honored his brother Geta. . . . Severus [in 198] invaded Parthia, defeated the king, and came to Ctesiphon; and about the beginning of the winter season he took the city. For this feat, likewise, the soldiers declared his son, Bassianus Antoninus, co-emperor; he had already been named Caesar and was now in his thirteenth year. And to Geta, his younger son, they gave the name Caesar. . . .

In the life of Caracalla, the history continues: He himself in his boyhood was winsome and clever, respectful to his parents and courteous to his parents' friends, beloved by the people, popular with the senate, and well able to further his own interests in winning affection. Never did he seem backward in letters or slow in deeds of kindness, never niggardly in largess or tardy in forgiving at least while under his parents. . . . All this, however, was in his boyhood. For when
he passed beyond the age of a boy, either by his father's advice or through a natural cunning, or because he thought that he must imitate Alexander of Macedonia,he became more reserved and stern and even somewhat savage in expression. . . .

After his father's death he went to the Praetorian Camp and complained there to the soldiers that his brother was forming a conspiracy against him. And so he had his brother slain in the Palace. . . . After this he committed many further murders in the city, causing many persons far and wide to be seized by soldier sand killed, as though he were punishing a rebellion. . . . After doing all this he set out for Gaul and immediately upon his arrival there killed the proconsul of Narbonensis. . . . Then he made ready for a journey to the Orient, but interrupted his march and stopped in Dacia. . . . Then he journeyed through Thrace accompanied by the prefect of the guard. . . . After this, turning to the war with the Armenians and Parthians, he appointed as military commander a man whose character resembled his own. . . . Then he betook himself to Alexandria. . . . [H]e issued an order to his soldiers to slay their hosts and thus caused great slaughter at Alexandria. . . . Next he advanced through the lands of the Cadusii and the Babylonians and waged a guerilla-warfare with the Parthian satraps, in which wild beasts were even let loose against the enemy. He then sent a letter to the senate as though he had won a real victory and thereupon was given the name Parthicus. . . .

After this he wintered at Edessa with the intention of renewing the war against the Parthians. During this time, on the eighth day before the Ides of April, the feast of the Megalensia and his own birthday, while on a journey to Carrhae to do honor to the god Lunus, he stepped aside to satisfy the needs of nature and was thereupon assassinated by the treachery of Macrinus the prefect of the guard, who after his death seized the imperial power.1 commentsBlindado

1bx Macrinus217-218

Denarius

Laureate draped bust, right, IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Providentia stg, PROVIDENTIA DEORVM

RIC 80

According to the Historia Augusta, which concedes that almost nothing was known about Macrinus: Though of humble origin and shameless in spirit as well as in countenance, and though hated by all, both civilians and soldiers, he nevertheless proclaimed himself now Severus and now Antoninus. Then he set out at once for the Parthian war and thus gave no opportunity either for the soldiers to form an opinion of him, or for the gossip by which he was beset to gain its full strength. The senators, however, out of hatred for Antoninus Bassianus, received him as emperor gladly. . . . Now to his son, previously called Diadumenianus, he gave the name Antoninus (after he had himself assumed the appellation Felix) in order to avert the suspicion of having slain Antoninus. This same name was afterwards taken by Varius Elagabalus also, who claimed to be the son of Bassianus, a most filthy creature and the son of a harlot. . . .

And so, having been acclaimed emperor, Macrinus assumed the imperial power and set out against the Parthians with a great array, eager to blot out the lowliness of his family and the infamy of his early life by a magnificent victory. But after fighting a battle with the Parthians he was killed in a revolt of the legions, which had deserted to Varius Elagabalus. He reigned, however, for more than a year.

Macrinus, then, was arrogant and bloodthirsty and desirous of ruling in military fashion. He found fault even with the discipline of former times and lauded Severus alone above all others. For he even crucified soldiers and always used the punishments meted out to slaves, and when he had to deal with a mutiny among the troops, he usually decimated the soldiers but sometimes he only centimated them. This last was an expression of his own, for he used to say that he was merciful in putting to death only one in a hundred. . . .

This is one of my favorite pieces because I bought it completely covered with crud and set about cleaning it. Boy was I surprised!Blindado

1by Diadumenianus218

AE Nikopolis

Bare head, right, Portrait, right, M OPELLIOC ANTWNEINOC K

Hygieia standing left holding serpent patera, VP CTATI LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTP

Son of Macrinus. I picked this out of a junk coins bowl many years ago.

Varbanov 3681Blindado

1bz Elagabalus_2218-222

Denarius

Laureate, horned & draped bust rightt, IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing from patera over lit tripod altar, holding branch, star in field left, SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG

RIC 146

The Historia Augusta, in the life of Caracalla, notes: Bassianus lived for forty-three years and ruled for six. . . . He left a son, who afterward received, like his father, the name Antoninus Marcus Antoninus Elagabalus; for such a hold had the name of the Antonines that it could not be removed from the thoughts of the people, because it had taken root in the hearts of all, even as had the name of Augustus.

In the life of Macrinus is recorded: Now there was a certain woman of the city of Emesa, called [Julia] Maesa or Varia; she was the sister of Julia, the wife of [Septimius] Severus Pertinax the African, and after the death of Antoninus Bassianus she had been expelled from her home in the palace through the arrogance of Macrinus. . . . This woman had two daughters, [Julia Soaemias] and [Julia] Mamaea, the elder of whom was the mother of Elagabalus; he assumed the names Bassianus and Antoninus, for the Phoenicians give the name Elagabalus to the Sun. Elagabalus, moreover, was notable for his beauty and stature and for the priesthood which he held, and he was well known to all who frequented the temple, and particularly to the soldiers. To these, Maesa, or Varia as she was also called, declared that this Bassianus was the son of Antoninus, and this was gradually made known to all the soldiers. Maesa herself, furthermore, was very rich (whence also Elagabalus was most wasteful of money), and through her promises to the soldiers the legions were persuaded to desert Macrinus. . . .

Finally, when he received the imperial power, he took the name Antoninus and was the last of the Antonines to rule the Roman Empire. . . . He was wholly under the control of his mother [Soaemias], so much so, in fact, that he did no public business without her consent, although she lived like a harlot and practised all manner of lewdness in the palace. For that matter, her amour with Antoninus Caracalla was so notorious that Varius, or rather Elagabalus, was commonly supposed to be his son. . . . In short, when Elagabalus' message was read in the senate, at once good wishes were uttered for Antoninus and curses on Macrinus and his son, and, in accordance with the general wish and the eager belief of all in his paternity, Antoninus was hailed as emperor. . . .

After he had spent the winter in Nicomedia, [218-219] living in a depraved manner and indulging in unnatural vice with men, the soldiers soon began to regret that they had conspired against Macrinus to make this man emperor, and they turned their thoughts toward his cousin Alexander, who on the murder of Macrinus had been hailed by the senate as Caesar. . . . Among the base actions of his life of depravity he gave orders that Alexander, whom he had formally adopted, be removed from his presence, saying that he regretted the adoption. Then he commanded the senate to take away from Alexander the name of Caesar. But when this was announced to the senate, there was a profound silence. For Alexander was an excellent youth, as was afterwards shown by the character of his rule, even though, because he was chaste, he was displeasing to his adoptive father he was also, as some declare, his cousin. Besides, he was loved by the soldiers and acceptable to the senate and the equestrian order. Yet the Emperor's madness went the length of an attempt to carry out the basest design; for he despatched assassins to kill Alexander. . . . The soldiers, however, and particularly the members of the guard, either because they knew what evils were in store for Elagabalus, or because they foresaw his hatred for themselves, formed a conspiracy to set the state free. First they attacked the accomplices in his plan of murdering Alexander. . . . Next they fell upon Elagabalus himself and slew him in a latrine in which he had taken refuge.Blindado

1cd Julia MaesaDenarius

Draped bust, right, IVLIA MAESA AVG

Pudicitia std, PVDICITIA

Sister of Julia Domna and grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, this tough lady organized the rebellion that toppled Macrinus. She died about 235.

RIC 268Blindado

1dp Carus282-283

AE antoninianus

Radiate draped bust, right, IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
Emperor standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, G between, XXI in ex, CLEMENTIA TEMP

RIC 118

The Historia Augusta recorded: Let us, rather, pass on to Carus, a mediocre man, so to speak, but one to be ranked with the good rather than the evil princes, yet a better ruler by far, had he not left Carinus to be his heir. . . . In regard to Cams' birthplace there is such divergence of statement among the various writers that by reason of the very great difference among them I am unable to tell what it really was. . . . He, then, after rising through the various civil and military grades, as the inscriptions on his statues show, was made prefect of the guard by Probus, and he won such affection among the soldiers that when Probus, that great emperor, was slain, he alone seemed wholly worthy of the imperial power. I am not unaware that many have suspected and, in fact, have put it into the records that Probus was slain by the treachery of Carus. This, however, neither the kindness of Probus toward Carus nor Carus' own character will permit us to believe, and there is the further reason that he avenged the death of Probus with the utmost severity and steadfastness. . . .

[Zonaras adds: Another war against Galienus was incited by Macrinus, who, having two sons, Macrianus and Quintus, attempted a usurpation. Because he was lame in one leg, he did not don the imperial mantle, but clad his sons in it.]

And so. . . , as soon as he received the imperial power, by the unanimous wish of all the soldiers he took up the war against the Persians for which Probus had been preparing. He gave to his sons the name of Caesar, planning to despatch Carinus, with some carefully selected men, to govern the provinces of Gaul, and to take along with himself Numerian, a most excellent and eloquent young man. . . . [H]e conquered Mesopotamia and advanced as far as Ctesiphon; and while the Persians were busied with internal strife he won the name of Conqueror of Persia. But when he advanced still further, desirous himself of glory and urged on most of all by his prefect, who in his wish to rule was seeking the destruction of both Carus and his sons as well, he met his death, according to some, by disease, according to others, through a stroke of lightning.

Zonaras wrote: He was a Gaul by ancestry, but brave and accomplished in matters of warfare. The account of his death has been variously composed by those who have done historical research. Some say that, having campaigned against the Huns, he was killed there. Others say that he was encamped by the River Tigris and that there, in the place where his army had thrown up a palisade, his tent was struck by lightning, and they record that, along with it, he too was destroyed.Blindado

201. Macrinus; NikopolisTyche

A Greek goddess, originally of fortune and chance, and then of prosperity. She was a very popular goddess and several Greek cities choose her as their protectress. In later times, cities had their own special Tyche. She is regarded as a daughter of Zeus (Pindar) or as a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys (Hesiod). She is associated with Nemesis and with Agathos Daimon ("good spirit"). Tyche was portrayed with a cornucopia, a rudder of destiny, and a wheel of fortune. The Romans identified her with their Fortuna.

AE26 of Nikopolis - Tyche OBVERSE: Laureate bust right REVERSE: Tyche standing left Holding rudder and Cornucopiae 26mm - 14 gramsecoli

201.Macrinus and Diadumenian; Marcianopolis. Macrinus and Diadumenian, AD 217 - 218
AE Pentassarion, Legate Pontianus.
Obv. AVT K OPEL SEVH MAKREINOS K M OPEL ANTWNEINOS, facing busts.
Rev. VP PONTIANOV MARKANIOPOLEITWN, city-goddess standing with patera and sceptre
l. field E AMNG I 758

Marcianopolis AE 27
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202. CARACALLACARACALLA. 198-217 AD.

The emperor visited Alexandria for intellectual and religious reasons, staying at the Serapeum and being present at the temple's sacrifices and cultural events. Earlier, during the German war, the emperor visited the shrine of the Celtic healing-god Grannus. Caracalla also visited the famous temple of Asclepius in Pergamum and fully participated in its program, which involved sleeping inside the temple compound and having his dreams interpreted.

It was this religious devotion that led to Caracalla's murder in 217. Although suspicious of the praetorian prefect Macrinus, Caracalla allowed himself to be accompanied by only a small, select corps of bodyguards on an early spring trip from the camp at Edessa to the temple of the moon-god at Carrhae, about 25 miles away. During the journey back on 8 April 217, Caracalla was killed. The returning guards claimed the emperor was ambushed while defecating, and that the alleged assassin was one of their own, a soldier named Martialis. Martialis was himself killed by the avenging guards, or so the story went. Suspicion was strong that Macrinus arranged the entire affair.

Caracalla's violent end seemed appropriate for an emperor who, early in his reign, had his own brother killed. Yet the moralizing about fratricide by both ancient and modern historians obscures the energetic, reformist and even intellectual character of Caracalla's reign. Some of the reforms, especially the pay raise for soldiers, would prove burdensome for future emperors, but the changes brought about in the little more than five years of Caracalla's sole rule would have long-lasting implications throughout the empire for generations to come.

AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 gm). Struck 215 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII PP, Sol standing left, radiate, raising right hand and holding globe. RIC IV 264a; BMCRE 139; RSC 288. EF
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203. MACRINUSMACRINUS. 217-218 AD.

Caracalla's mother, Julia Domna, had toyed with the idea of raising a rebellion against Macrinus shortly after her son's murder, but the empress was uncertain of success and already suffering from breast cancer. She chose to starve herself to death instead.

The grandchildren of her sister, Julia Maesa, would become the focus of the successful uprising that began on 15 May 218. Her 14-year-old grandson Avitus (known to history as Elagabalus) was proclaimed emperor by one the legions camped near the family's hometown of Emesa. Other troops quickly joined the rebellion, but Macrinus marshalled loyal soldiers to crush the revolt. Macrinus also promoted his son to the rank of emperor.

The forces met in a village outside Antioch on 8 June 218. Despite the inexperience of the leaders of the rebel army, Macrinus was defeated. He sent his son, Diadumenianus, with an ambassador to the Parthian king, while Macrinus himself prepared to flee to Rome. Macrinus traveled across Asia Minor disguised as a courier and nearly made it to Europe, but he was captured in Chalcedon. Macrinus was transported to Cappadocia, where he was executed. Diadumenianus had also been captured (at Zeugma) and was similarly put to death.

Contemporaries tended to portray Macrinus as a fear-driven parvenu who was able to make himself emperor but was incapable of the leadership required by the job. An able administrator, Macrinus lacked the aristocratic connections and personal bravado that might have won him legitimacy. His short reign represented a brief interlude of Parthian success during what would prove the final decade of the Parthian empire.

AR Denarius (18mm 3.55 gm). IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust with short beard right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding snake rising up from altar, holding sceptre in left. RIC IV 86; Good VF; Ex-CNG2 commentsecoli

203a. DiadumenianMarcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus or Diadumenian (d. 218) was the son of Roman Emperor Macrinus, who served his father briefly as Caesar from May, 217 to 218, and as Augustus in 218.

Diadumenian had little time to enjoy his position or to learn anything from its opportunities because the legions of Syria revolted and declared Elagabalus ruler of the Roman Empire. When Macrinus was defeated on June 8, 218, at Antioch, Diadumenian followed his father's death. According to the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Diadumenian emulated Macrinus in tyranny. He called upon his father not to spare any who might oppose them or who made plots. His head was cut off and presented to Elagabalus as a trophy.

Diadumenian, A.D. 218 Nicopolis ad Istrum, Hera
OBVERSE: Draped bust right
REVERSE: Hera standing left holding patera.
25 mm - 10 grams

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204b. Julia MaesaJulia Maesa (about 170- about 226) was daughter of Julius Bassianus, priest of the sun god Heliogabalus, the patron god of Emesa in the Roman province of Syria, and grandmother of the Roman emperor Elagabalus. Like her younger sister Julia Domna, she was among the most important women ever to exercise power behind the throne in the Roman empire.

Julia Maesa was married to Julius Avitus and had two daughters, Julia Mamaea and Julia Soaemias, each one mother of an emperor. Following the accession to the throne of her brother in law Septimius Severus, Julia Maesa moved to Rome to live with her sister. After the murder of her nephew Caracalla, and the suicide of Julia Domna, she was compelled to return to Syria. But the new emperor Macrinus did not proscribe her and allowed her to keep her money. In Syria, Maesa engaged in a plot to overthrow Macrinus and place one of her grandsons, Elagabalus son of Julia Soaemias, in his place. In order to legitimise this pretension, mother and daughter rumoured that the 14-year-old boy was Caracalla's illegitimate son. The Julias were successful, mainly due to the fact that Macrinus was of an obscure origin without the proper political connections, and Elagabalus became emperor.

For her loyalty and support, Elagabalus honored Julia Maesa with the title Augusta avia Augusti (Augusta, grandmother of Augustus). When the teenager proved to be a disaster as emperor (even taking the liberty of marrying a Vestal virgin), Julia Maesa decided to promote Alexander Severus, another of her grandsons. Elagabalus was forced to adopt Alexander as son and was murdered shortly afterwards.

Julia Maesa died in an uncertain date around 226 AD and, like her sister Domna before her, was deified.

Julia Maesa Denarius. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, raising veil and holding sceptre.

Julia Maesa Denarius. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, raising veil and holding sceptre. RIC 268, RSC 36. s2183. No.1502. nVF.
RSC 444, RIC 88ecoli

204c. Julia SoaemiasJulia Soaemias Bassiana (180-March 11, 222) was the daughter of Julia Maesa, a powerful Roman woman of Syrian origin, and Julius Avitus. She was niece of emperor Septimius Severus and sister of Julia Avita Mamaea.

She was married to Sextus Varius Marcellus, a Syrian Roman of an Equestrian family (meaning not a member of the Roman senate). As members of the imperial Roman family, they lived in Rome, where their numerous children were born. In 217, her cousin emperor Caracalla was killed and Macrinus ascended to the imperial throne. Julia's family was allowed to returned to Syria with the whole of their financial assets. They would not allow the usurper to stand unopposed. Together with her mother, Julia plotted to substitute Macrinus with her son Varius Avitus Bassianus (Heliogabalus). To legitimise this plot, Julia and her mother spread the rumour that the 13-year-old boy was Caracalla's illegitimate son. In 218 Macrinus was killed and Heliogabalus became emperor. Julia then became the de facto ruler of Rome, since the teenager was concerned mainly with religious matters. Their rule was not popular and soon discontent arose. Julia Soaemias and Heliogabalus were killed by the Praetorian Guard in 222. Julia was later declared public enemy and her name erased from all records.

Julia Soaemias Denarius. 220 AD. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, draped bust right / VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated left, holding scepter, extending her hand to Cupid standing before her. RSC 14. ecoli

217Macrinus 217-8 AD
AR antoninianus
Obv "IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG"
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev "IOVI CONSERVATORI"
Jupiter standing left holding thunderbolt, small figure of the emperor to the left
Rome mint
RIC 77mauseus

217Macrinus 217-8 AD
AR antoninianus
Obv "IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG"
Radiate cuirassed bust right
Rev "FELICITAS TEMPORVM"
Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and sceptre
Rome mint
RIC 63mauseus

217Macrinus 217-8 AD
AE 22 mm
Tyre in Phoenicia
Galley right, murex shell above
BMC 384v (except COLON in exergue is a continuation of the legend around (so upside down) rather than left to right the correct way around)mauseus

217Macrinus 217-8 AD
AR tetradrachm
Hierapolis in Cyrrhestica
Eagle, wings open, head right with wreath in beak, lion walking right between legs
Prieur 9441 commentsmauseus

217 AD - MACRINUS denariusobv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG (laureate draped & cuirassed bust right)
rev: FIDES MILITVM (Fides standing facing, head right, holding two standards)
ref: RIC67, C.23
2.91gms
Scarce
Marcus Opellius Macrinus was the Emperor for fourteen months in 217 and 218. Macrinus was the first emperor to become so without membership in the senatorial class and the first emperor of Moorish descent.berserker

217-218 AD - DIADUMENIAN AE Asobv: M OPEL DIADVMENIANVS CAES (bare-headed, draped bust right)
rev: PRINC IVVENTVTIS (Diadumenian standing left, holding wand and scepter; two standards to right), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC IVii 216 (R), Cohen 13 (20frcs)
mint: Rome
10.31gms, 24mm (Better in hand than the picture allows.)

Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus or Diadumenian was the son of Roman Emperor Macrinus, who served his father briefly as Caesar from May, 217 to 218, and as Augustus in 218. He had little time to enjoy his position or to learn anything from its opportunities because the legions of Syria revolted and declared Elagabalus ruler of the Roman Empire. When Macrinus was defeated on June 8, 218, at Antioch, Diadumenian followed his father's death at the end of June.
This coin was found near a little village on plough-land where probably missed a fugitive citizen who fed up with the succession Sarmatian attacks. berserker

218Diadumenian 218 AD
AE 28 mm
Nikopolis in Moesia Inferior
Apollo standing left
AMNG 1810 (for obv.), AMNG 1688 var. (for rev., Macrinus)
[Thanks to Jochen for the ref, I came across his die duplicate example in the gallery here

mauseus

219-220 AD - ELAGABALUS antoninianus obv: IMP.CAES.M.AVR.ANTONINVS.AVG (radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right)
rev: VICTOR.ANTONINI.AVG (Victory advancing right with palm & wreath)
ref: RIC IVii 155, C.291 (3frcs.)
mint: Rome
4.52gms
This coin was struck in commemoration of the victory of Elagabalus over Macrinus in 218 AD.1 commentsberserker

24 Macrinus RIC 91MACRINUS 217-218 AD. AR Denarius. Rome Mint. August 217 AD. (3.5g, 19mm) Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: SECVRITAS TEMPORVM, Securitas standing left, leaning on short column, holding sceptre.
RIC 91; RSC 122b

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26 MacrinusDenarius. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate bust right / FELICITAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left holding long caduceus & cornucopiae. RIC 56, RSC 8a, BMC 60. Weight 3.31 g. Die axis 6 hr. Max Dia 18.9

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301. MaximinusMaximinus Thrax

The first of the "soldier-emperors," Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus spent all three years of his reign on campaign. Although Rome's senatorial elite was eventually able to bring about the downfall of this non-aristocratic emperor, the victory was only a temporary check on the rising importance of the military in the third century. The historical tradition has been universally unkind to Maximinus. His arrival on the throne was similar to that of Macrinus, the only previous emperor who had not been a member of the senatorial class at the time of his accession. Yet unlike Macrinus, Maximinus was a career soldier from a backwards province who had little or no formal education. Maximinus came to be described as a ruthless, semi-barbarian tyrant, and by late antiquity he was regularly referred to with the ethnic epithet Thrax, "the Thracian."

Denarius. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory running right. RIC 16, RSC 99ecoli

304. Philip IPhilip I

Philip the Arabian remains an enigmatic figure because different authors evaluated his reign with wildly divergent interpretations. Christian authors of late antiquity praised the man they regarded as the first Christian emperor. Pagan historians saw Philip as indecisive, treacherous and weak. Our lack of detailed knowledge about the reign makes any analysis highly speculative. Nonetheless, Philip's provincial and administrative background represents continuity with features of Severan government. His career has its closest parallel with that of Macrinus, an equestrian from the provinces who, a quarter of a century earlier, capped an administrative career by moving from the office of praetorian prefect to that of emperor. Unfotunately, they also shared the same fate - Philip only lasted half a decade.

AR Antoninianus. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left with scales & cornucopia. RIC 27b, RSC 9ecoli

51 - 10 - 1 - MACRINO (217 - 218 D.C.)LAODICEA ad MARE Seleucis y Pieria

AE 28 mm 14.9 gr

Anv: "IMP M OP SEVE MACRINOS AVG" – Cabeza laureada viendo a derecha.
Rev: "ROMAE" - FEL en exergo – Loba estante a derecha dando de mamar a los gemelos Rómulo y Remo.

Acuñada: 217 - 218 D.C.

Referencias: SGICV #2954 Pag.280 - BMC Vol.XX #97 Pag.261 - L&K #2097var - MPR II #1697mdelvalle

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