RIC IV Macrinus 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 217

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Macrinus, AD 217, catalogued as RIC IV Macrinus 1. Obverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cropped bearded, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Fides, standing front, holding two standards; a standard on each side. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Macrinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cropped bearded, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Fides, standing front, holding two standards; a standard on each side
Obverse legend
IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Reverse legend
FIDES MIL P M TR P

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.mcs.1
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Macrinus 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.mcs.1

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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