Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria. AD 217-218. AVT•K•M•OΠ•CԐ•MAKPINOC CԐB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOΔ, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wreath in beak; Δ-Ԑ across upper fields. McAlee 722; Prieur 246A-246B. 12.52g, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
McAlee notes that this type was struck from a reverse die intended for Caracalla's tetradrachms, reused in error with an obverse die for Macrinus.