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ID number:  BIRBI-R1418
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Macrinus; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  217
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  3.47
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3466. A. H. Baldwin, 1959.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Macrinus, wearing laurel wreath, draped, curiassed, and long-bearded, facing r. Reverse: Securitas, draped and standing facing l., legs crossed, holding sceptre in r. and resting l. arm on column.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS ΛVC (Imperator Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus). Reverse: PONTIF MAX TR P P P (Head of the College of Priests, Tribune, Father of the Fatherland).

Bibliography:  RIC IV 24B

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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