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Macrianus, Summer 260 - Early Summer 261 A.D.
The style of this piece is clearly different from the usual Antioch mint issues and may be a different eastern mint. In Göbl's work "Moneta Imperii Romanii" covering the Macrianus and Quietus issues, on p. 125 there are a few examples for Macrianus and Quietus with the same style as this coin. Note the shape of the Ms especially and the middle legs are joined and only run half-way the length of the letter, as opposed to the more commonly found split-leg M with all even lengths. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a published proposal for an alternative mint for this issue, although we have heard the Samosata mint in what is now Southeastern Turkey may have been in operation for these. Also, we could not find any examples on-line of this extremely rare type, except for one sold in 2004 by CNG (Electronic Auction 91, Lot 181, also proposing Samosata for the mint), so the published examples by Göbl are the only ones to which I could compare. SH53621. Bronze antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1742c, RSC IV 12 (R2), RIC V-2 12, aVF, Antioch (or Samosata?) mint, weight 4.067g, maximum diameter 22.3mm, die axis 0o, summer 260 - early summer 261 A.D.; obverse IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse SOL INVICTO, Sol standing facing, head left, nude but for radiate crown and cloak over left shoulder and arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left; rare; SOLD
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