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RIC IV Macrinus 179

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RIC IV Macrinus 179, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 217–218 AD. Obverse: bust of macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, head right, standing front, holding two standards in hands, right foot on helmet. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 31.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Macrinus 179
obverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Macrinus 179
reverse: Fides, head right, standing front, holding two standards in hands, right foot on helmet
mint Rome weight 26.44g (2)
ruler Macrinus diameter ⌀31.5 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
reverse

Fides, head right, standing front, holding two standards in hands, right foot on helmet

FIDES MILITVM S C
specimens (3)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 28.96g ⌀31.5
British Museum 23.92g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Macrinus 179 (ric.4.mcs.179), 217–218 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-macrinus-179/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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