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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5146175, member: 19463&quot;]It is not unusual for a new emperor to start of with a bit finer coins and soon relapse to the previous level or worse.&nbsp; Macrinus was not around long enough for us to know how things would have gone.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1207933[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I like the Provincial posted by tenbobbit where the bust of Diadumenian is equal or slightly larger than that of his father.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine from Marcianopolis is a bit unusual in that Diadumenian is on the left and Macrinus is on the right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207934[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a Rome mint Diadumenian but enjoy several Provincials including this Aphrodite with dolphin from Nikopolis.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207935[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hint: if you have coins with weak or partial legends watch out for two adjacent pi&#039;s on the left side.&nbsp; This is from &#039;OPPELIUS&#039; and not found on other rulers with whom the coins might be confused.&nbsp; Rome only used one P to spell OPELIUS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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