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LOT 3135
Macrinus AR 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 / PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long sceptre in his left. RIC IV.2 28; Cohen -. Good Very Fine. Toned.(2.96gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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