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RIC IV Macrinus 119b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 217

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Macrinus, AD 217, catalogued as RIC IV Macrinus 119b. Obverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude except for cloak over left arm, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Obverse legend: IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Reverse legend: PONTIF MAX TR P P P S C.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Macrinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, nude except for cloak over left arm, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Reverse legend
PONTIF MAX TR P P P S C

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.mcs.119b
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Macrinus 119b
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.mcs.119b
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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