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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4038216, member: 85693&quot;]I recently got another Macrinus - an &quot;SC&quot; AE from Antioch.&nbsp; Now I have two!&nbsp; This features what I believe is the longer beard. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had some trouble attributing it because I was unable to get an exact match on the obverse legend.&nbsp; Or did I?&nbsp; A bit confused, which is often the case with me and Roman Provincials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060291[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Macrinus&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 18 </b></p><p><b>(217-218 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Syria, Seleucis &amp; Pieria</b></p><p><b>Antiochia ad Orontem&nbsp; </b></p><p>AVT K M O CE MAKΡINOCC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SC in wreath fastened with star, Δ above, Є below.</p><p>McAlee 723c. BMC386 (var.)</p><p>(7.52 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b></p><p>The short obverse legend shows up on several examples online, but these were the lighter-weight examples (around 5 grams).&nbsp; I was unable to get an exact match with a full, clear attribution for a large one.&nbsp; Maybe they are the same? (Jan. 2020).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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