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A bronze provincial coin of the emperor Macrinus from Deultum with a reverse showing Asklepios and Hygeia Coin Type: Bronze AE23 of Macrinus, 217-218 CE
Mint and Date: Deultum in Thrace, 217-218 CE.
Size and Weight: 23mm, 9.6g
Obverse: IMP M OPEL SEV MACRI(NVS AVG)
Radiate head right.
Reverse: COL FL PAC DEVL
Exergue: T
Hygieia standing right feeding serpent, facing Asklepios standing left with serpent winding around his staff.
Ref: Varbanov II (English) —; Moushmov 3538
BW Ref: 002 026 023
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Note: This coin has the same reverse die as this coin of Diadumenian.

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