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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1644426, member: 42773&quot;]Well somebody had to do away with the loathsome Caracalla. I think anyone succeeding Caracalla would have been destined to lose the support of the soldiery, and therefore destined to failure. Caracalla had inflated the military salaries to unsustainable levels during his reign, and Macrinus&#039; housecleaning must have caused no small amount of consternation. The Romans must have been weary of twenty years of despotism, but they were hardly out of the woods on that account: Elagabulus was up next!</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s a very fine Denarius indeed, Bing. It&#039;s well-centered and well-struck, with copious detail - a wonderful find! I&#039;ve seen a few Denarii of Macrinus that were in my budget - they seem more plentiful than the Antoninianus. Just try to find a bronze of this emperor, though - forget about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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