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RIC IV Macrinus 159

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RIC IV Macrinus 159, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 218–218 AD. Obverse: bust of macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre in right hand and resting left arm on column. Weight about 10.0 g, diameter 19.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Macrinus 159
obverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Macrinus 159
reverse: Securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre in right hand and resting left arm on column
mint Rome weight 10.04g (6)
ruler Macrinus diameter ⌀19.3 (5)
denomination As axis 12↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
reverse

Securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre in right hand and resting left arm on column

PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II PP S C
specimens (5)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 11.15g ⌀24.3 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10.33g ⌀24.0
KENOM — Freiberg 9.46g
British Museum 9.97g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Macrinus 159 (ric.4.mcs.159), 218–218 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-macrinus-159/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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