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Nikopolis AE27 Moushmov 1274 of Macrinus

Macrinus AE27 of Markianopolis. Magistrate Pontianus. AVT K OPEL CEVHPOC MAKPEINOC, laureate cuirassed bust right / VP PONTIANOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTPWN, river god reclining left, leaning on jug from which river waters flow, holding reeds, and resting arm on prow of a boat.

Lot No.2687. VF and a scarcer type, with a glassy green patina. 11.3 grams.

$ 550.

Macrinus was Preatorian Prefect under Caracalla. When Caracalla was told by a fortune teller that Macrinus would become emperor, Macrinus was forced to strike, and, making the prophecy self-fulfulling, Caracalla was killed and Macrinus assumed the throne in 217 AD. It wasn't long before the Severan Dynasty struck back, and he was defeated and killed by the forces of Julia Mamaea and Elagabalus in 218 AD.