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Electronic Auction 460  29 Jan 2020
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Lot 698

Estimate: 5000 USD
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Macrinus. AD 217-218. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 6.03 g, 5h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 2nd emission, circa January AD 218. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding long caduceus with her right hand, cradling cornucopia with her left arm. RIC IV 20c; Szaivert Series 6 (citing one specimen); Calicó 2954 corr. (Rome mint); BMCRE 34 note; Biaggi –. Twiced holed, deep cuts and scrapes on both sides, spot of solder. Fine. Extremely rare type. Defaced in antiquity for Damnatio Memoriae.
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