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Lot 56. Macrinus AE30, Damascus

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Macrinus AE30, Damascus

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Bidding closed (Sunday, February 22nd, 19:28:00 CET)
Current time: Friday, November 1st, 04:33:12 CET

Price realised: CHF 140.00 (8 bids)
Approx. EUR 148.96 / USD 161.71 / GBP 124.59

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #34, Lot 56. Estimate: CHF 75.00

Macrinus (217-218 AD). AE30 (17.68 g), Damascus, Syria.
Obv. AYT KAI M OΠ CE MAKPINOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. ΔAMACKHNΩN MHTPOΠOΛEOC / XPYCOPA, river-god Chrysoroas reclining left, holding cornucopiae in right and resting with left on urn from which water flows; to left, shrine.
Cf. M&M Auction 20 (2006), 615 (same dies); Helios 3 (2009), 735 (this coin).

Apparently the second known. Obverse flan fault, otherwise, good fine.

From the Reinhard Falter river-god collection, ex Helios 3 (2009), 735.



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