Details
LOT 3136
Macrinus AD Denarius. AD 217-218.
Rome mint; struck AD 217. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to right, right foot on helmet, holding signum in each hand. RIC IV.2 67; Cohen 23; BMC 65. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(3.47gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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