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                        Lot: 410

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Macrinus. AD 217-218. AE sestertius (22.16 
                        gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Macrinus (AD 217-218). Orichalcum 
                        sestertius (22.16 gm). Rome, ca. September-December AD 
                        217. IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, 
                        cuirassed bust right, seen from front, with long beard / 
                        PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P S C, Fides standing left, head 
                        right, holding two standards. BMCRE 121, pl. 82, 9 (same 
                        obverse die). Cohen 61. RIC 141. Lovely green patina 
                        with strong portrait. Flan crack at 7:00 on obverse. 
                        Extremely fine 

                        This obverse die originally showed Macrinus with a short 
                        beard (BMCRE pl. 81, 10). The beard was lengthened on 
                        the die at a later date, obviously reflecting the fact 
                        that Macrinus let his beard grow after becoming emperor 
                        (see C. Clay, "Coinage of Macrinus," NZ 93, 1979, pp. 
                        29-32 with pl. 4, 1 and 5). The S C on the reverse is in 
                        the exergue of the present specimen, not in the field as 
                        on the BM example. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 9,000 




...Sold for $8,500 USD [ approx 6460 EUR, 4505 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).