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Sestertius with bust of Macrinus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 217–218
Mint: Rome (or Antioch?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 28.96 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1971.358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
IMPCAESMOPELSEVMACRINVSAVG
Reverse: Fides, in long drapery, stands holding two military standards,
right foot on helmet.
FIDES MILITVM in exergue: SC
Contorniate edge.
IMPCAESMOPELSEVMACRINVSAVG
Reverse: Fides, in long drapery, stands holding two military standards,
right foot on helmet.
FIDES MILITVM in exergue: SC
Contorniate edge.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; September 28, 1971 (as from Münzhandlung Basel Liste 45, 1941, no. 185): purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; October 13, 1971: gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA