Macrinus albert
- Originally a slave during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, he is a wealthy arms dealer and power broker from Tunisia who is an influential figure within.
- Date Range: 217 CE–218 CE · Denomination: Antoninianus · Manufacture: Struck · Material: Silver · Authority.
- Macrinus was a Roman emperor who ruled from 217 to 218.
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Denarius - Macrinus FELICITAS TEMPORVM; Felicitas
Features
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 217-218 |
| Value | Denarius (½) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.8 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 275059 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 60b Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.mcs.60bOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus, emperor
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Elagabalus
Roman emperor from 218 to 222
For the god with the same name, see Elagabalus (deity).
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, c. 204 – 13 March 222), better known by his posthumous nicknames Elagabalus (EL-ə-GAB-ə-ləs) and Heliogabalus (HEE-lee-ə-, -lee-oh-[3]), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was notorious for religious controversy and alleged sexual debauchery. A close relative to the Severan dynasty, he came from a prominent Syrian Arab family in Emesa (Homs), Syria, where he served as the head priest of the sun godElagabal from a young age. After the death of his cousin, the emperor Caracalla, Elagabalus was raised to the principate at 14 years of age in an army revolt instigated by his grandmother Julia Maesa against Caracalla's short-lived successor, Macrinus. He only posthumously became known by the Latinised name of his god.[a]
Elagabalus is largely known from accounts by the contemporary senator Cassius Dio who was strongly hostile to him, and
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Sestertius - Macrinus FIDES MILITVM S C; Fides
Features
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Macrinus) (217-218) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 217-218 |
| Value | Sestertius (⅛) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21.4 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 275203 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 183 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.mcs.183Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right (with aegis).
Script: Latin
Lettering:IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus, empe
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