278, Lot: 179. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 10.90 g, 12h). Pontianus, consular legate. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, vis-à-vis bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian left / Macrinus standing left, right foot on helmet, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; shields before. H&J,
Marcianopolis 6.24.34.2; AMNG 778; Varbanov 1290. VF, attractive green patina, a few minor scratches.