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RIC V Macrianus Minor 12

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 260–AD 261

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Macrianus Minor, AD 260–AD 261, catalogued as RIC V Macrianus Minor 12. Obverse: Bust of Macrianus Minor, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Macrianus Minor, radiate, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: SOLI INVICTO.

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Historical context

By the 3rd century AD, these issues experienced progressive debasement as soldier emperors and usurpers required funds to maintain troop loyalty. This coin of Macrianus Minor was struck between AD 260 and AD 261 at Antioch, a city on the Orontes River that served as the capital of Roman Syria.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Macrianus Minor

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Macrianus Minor, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Macrianus Minor, radiate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
SOLI INVICTO

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.5.mac_ii.12
Catalogue reference
RIC V Macrianus Minor 12
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.mac_ii.12
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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