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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3984829, member: 97383&quot;]Svarog, Those are two interesting examples with the 1st one having an excellent portrait of Macrinus. The lettering on the coin is strange, especially on the reverse. The reverse inscription appears to be engraved directly into the die rather than using pre-made letter punches <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. With most of the mint mark missing I can&#039;t tell where it&#039;s from; do you know where it was struck <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? The 2nd example you posted looks typical for the Laodicea Mint. There was a serious decline in portrait engraving with the coins Macrinus from this mint, which is surprising when you look back at earlier examples from the Severan dynasty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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