Coin: denarius of Macrinus

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Title

Coin: denarius of Macrinus

Date

217-218 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 19 to 20 mm in diameter, 2.486 grams

Description

Obverse legend: IMP(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) OPEL(lius) SEV(erus) MACRINVS AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus; laureate, cuirassed bust of Macrinus facing right. Reverse legend: FIDES MILITVM, translation: The loyalty of the army; Fides standing facing front, head right, right foot on helmet, holding standard in each hand. RIC IV.II, p. 10, no. 66.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 2001.6.32
Record: UO-MCA-2001-6-32

Source

Cataloguer: Wren Bell, University of Ottawa

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee