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LOT 3410
Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. Very Fine. Black patina.(6.63gr, 22mm, 11h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3410
Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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