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Antoninianus with bust of Macrianus II

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 260–261
Mint: Antioch

Medium/Technique Billon
Dimensions Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 3.60 gm.
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.1025
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate bust of Macrianus II, to right.
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Reverse: Jupiter seated left, holding patera and sceptre; at foot, eagle.
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ProvenanceBy 1952: with Hotel Drouot, 7 rue Drouot, Paris (Hotel Drouot auction, June 13, 1952, lot 199); sold at Hotel Drouot auction to Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland on behalf of MFA; , September 11, 1952: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $11.50