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RIC IV Macrinus 85b

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RIC IV Macrinus 85b, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 217–218 AD. Obverse: bust of macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left on throne with high back, feeding out of patera in left hand snake coiled round altar and placing right hand on head of snake. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.8 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.17g (1)
ruler Macrinus diameter ⌀19.8 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right

IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, seated left on throne with high back, feeding out of patera in left hand snake coiled round altar and placing right hand on head of snake

SALVS PVBLICA

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RIC IV Macrinus 85b (ric.4.mcs.85b), 217–218 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-macrinus-85b/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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