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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 3980441, member: 21445&quot;]Most will post their new &quot;buys&quot; of the year, what about the <b>first &quot;arrival&quot; of the year</b>?</p><p><br /></p><p>I got some money for Christmas &amp; a few days after the holiday, Forvm listed some new coins and the pleasantly surprised to see my latest addition listed pretty reasonably.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was never in the market for a Macrinus denarius, being that I am happy to fill my Tetradrachm of him to fill the slot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t hesitate long &amp; purchased it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up receiving it on Jan 2, so it wasn&#039;t my first buy for 2020, it&#039;s the first coin delivery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Annoyingly Forvm started their 10% sale the day after I bought this, but I didn&#039;t want to see this go to someone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am using forvms pic, in hand, the coin is so much better. Especially the toning. This happens to be the &quot;mid-length&quot; style beard. I don&#039;t see them as much as the short length beard.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/X7GRwXrc/91591q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Macrinus (217 - 218 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, from front, younger features with medium beard.</p><p>R: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Jupiter standing half left, nude, no cloak, thunderbolt in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand.</p><p>2.73g</p><p>20mm</p><p>Rome Mint, Sep 217 A.D</p><p>RIC IV 15 (S), RSC III 55b, BMCRE V 31, SRCV II 7342, Hunter III</p><p><br /></p><p>Maxwell Hunt Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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