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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2722890, member: 80783&quot;]Wow, Ro! I like yours, too!!! That is RIC 205, BMCR 106, C 129, Sear 7401 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Do you have further info on it´s history? It is obviously not Clay´s obverse die Nr.1, but could be dies 6, 9 or 10 (draped AND cuirassed), which he found combined with FELICITAS TEMPORUM. I thought those dies had bearded portraits, but I have not seen pictures of them so that could be an error. There are more early Sestertii on acSearch (but none with Securitas seated) that I cannot fit in there (there was no internet in 1979 and there must be twice as many Sestertii of Macrinus known now...).</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I think the early imperial issues of Macrinus with the short cropped beard (Salzmann type 1; all Antoniniani, the Denari of emission 1 and those of the first phase of emission 2 before September 217, and early Sestertii) are of fine style (that is why they have always been attributed to the mint of Rome) but somehow resemble a prototype for the generic Soldier Emperor portraits in the years to come.</p><p><br /></p><p>The late issues of Macrinus after October 217 featuring a long beard (Salzmann type 3 and 4 including Denarii and Sestertii of third phase of Emission 2 onwards) are more and more developing towards a less realistic, more abstract, eastern, provincial style (that has been called artistically inferior by some) to the point that Macrinus begins to resemble Pescennius Niger (that is why they used to be attributed to Antioch until Curtis Clay´s die analysis).</p><p><br /></p><p>These rare intermediate coins with a medium beard (Salzmann type 2, second phase of Emission 2 between September and October 2017) however in my eyes show the most sensitive portraits of all of Macrinus coinage, more like a late Sestertius of Geta.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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