Watch List notes:

Macrinus, 217-218. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.39 g, 6 h), Rome, circa March-June 218. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and draped bust of Macrinus to right, seen from behind. Rev. P M TR P II COS P P Macrinus, togate, seated left, holding globe in his right hand and parazonium in his left. BMC 47. Clay Issue 3. Cohen 51 var. (differing bust type). RIC 27. Beautifully toned and very well struck on a broad flan. Extremely fine.


From a German collection of Roman Denarii, formed in the 1980s to early 2000s, ex Lanz 121, 22 November 2004, 500.