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                        Lot: 617

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                        ROMAN IMPERIAL: Macrinus. AD 217-218. Orichalcum 
                        sestertius (22.70 gm).

                        ROMAN IMPERIAL. Macrinus (AD 217-218). Orichalcum 
                        sestertius (22.70 gm). Rome, early AD 218. IMP CAES M 
                        OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, bust laureate, draped, cuirassed 
                        right, seen from front / VICTORIA PARTHICA-S C, Victory 
                        seated right on cuirass and arms, about to inscribe 
                        shield which she balances on her left knee. Bust variant 
                        of BMCRE 143, pl. 83, 11 (same reverse die), Cohen 133, 
                        and RIC 209. Very rare reverse type. Green patina. Fine 
                        plus 

                        Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, acquired in 1968 through 
                        the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoe Wilbour. 

                        This is one of the few historical reverse types of 
                        Macrinus' reign, commemorating his settlement with the 
                        Parthians about November 217 (Clay, art. cit., pp. 
                        28-29). 
                        Estimated Value: $ 500 




...Sold for $575 USD [ approx 437 EUR, 304.75 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).