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Aigeai (AD 217-218) AE 30 - Macrinus
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Macrinus, 217-218 AD. AE30 (18.29g, 6h). Dated CY 264 (217/8 AD). AV[T K] M • OΠCЄV MAKPINO[C], radiate and cuirassed bust right; countermarks: 1) eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; 2) laureate head (of Elagabalus?) right; 3) head of Asclepius right / MAKPINOV Π[...]Θ around, AIΓЄΩN in exergue, ship under sail to left beside the pharos (lighthouse) of Aegeae surmounted by statue of Poseidon, holding trident; to left, goat kneeling right above second ship in the distance; Δ[ΞC] to upper right. VF, green patina. An apparently unpublished variant of a very rare type.
An interesting coin with a reverse superior to the cited specimens. Those examples differ in bust types, obverse legend (in the case of the Levante coin), and in minor details of the reverse.
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| Filename: | 92000712.jpg |
| City/Mint name: | Aigeai |
| Keywords: | roman / bronze / countermark |
| References: | Robert, Inscriptions p. 178, fig. 8 var.; SNG France 2344 var.; SNG Levante 1746 var.; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Pfälzer –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Lindgren –; MPR II –; Mionnet –; for c/m’s: Howgego 336, 100, and 5, respectively |
| Valuation: | CNG Triton XVI (1/2013), lot 712 ($1,700 + comm) |
| Photo courtesy of: | Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com |
| Filesize: | 105 KiB |
| Date added: | Feb 08, 2013 |
| Dimensions: | 800 x 386 pixels |
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