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RIC IV Macrinus 189

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RIC IV Macrinus 189, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 217–218 AD. Obverse: bust of macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, nude with cloak over both arms, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; on left, small figure of macrinus, standing. Weight about 24.9 g, diameter 32.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Macrinus 189
obverse: Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Macrinus 189
reverse: Jupiter, nude with cloak over both arms, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; on left, small figure of Macrinus, standing
mint Rome weight 24.86g (3)
ruler Macrinus diameter ⌀32.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (3)
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

Jupiter, nude with cloak over both arms, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; on left, small figure of Macrinus, standing

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specimens (5)
British Museum 21.57g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 29.86g ⌀32.0 12↕
British Museum 23.14g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Macrinus 189 (ric.4.mcs.189), 217–218 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-macrinus-189/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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