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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3108186, member: 75937&quot;]There are many minor varieties in this type, with slightly different obverse inscriptions, head/bust types and ornamentation in the wreath on the reverse. BMC is far from complete and neither of our examples fit exactly. You&#039;d probably have to acquire McAlee to find an exact match and even then it may not fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s compare both of our examples to the BMC listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]788019[/ATTACH]</p><p>Yours:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]788020[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>They look pretty similar, but the inscription on mine reads ΑVΤ Κ Μ Ο C ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟC C, whereas yours reads ΑVΤ Κ Μ Ο CЄ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟC. Mine is a laureate head right; yours appears to be draped and cuirassed, like the <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=473113" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=473113" rel="nofollow">plate coin of McAlee 725</a>. From what I can make out of the obverse inscription, it appears to match yours as well:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788030[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one, the plate coin of McAlee 728 is definitely cuirassed:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788026[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, neither of our coins exactly match any in BMC 20, p. 198, because our obverse inscriptions don&#039;t match either of the two cited:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But the key thing the BMC catalog emphasizes is the presence or absence of a star ornamenting the wreath on the reverse (yours has one; mine is off the flan) and whether or not it&#039;s a bust or a head and whether or not the delta is above the SC or the epsilon is above the SC on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your reverse is clearly that of BMC 386 and 387. Assuming yours is a bust, not a head, 386 is the best match for your coin, even though the obverse inscription doesn&#039;t quite match. When attributing yours, you&#039;d probably want to say &quot;BMC 20, p. 198, 386 var. (different obv. legend).&quot; The obverse inscription on mine (without&nbsp; the Є after M O C), in conjunction with the laureate head (not bust) best matches 383-384, so I&#039;d say &quot;BMC 20, p. 198, 383-4 var. (different obv. legend).&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, both of our coins are similar to Sear Greek Imperial Coins 2949, but don&#039;t match the obverse legend exactly, either. We&#039;d have to say &quot;SGI 2949 var. (different obv. legend)&quot; (me) or &quot;SGI 2949 var. (different obv. legend and bust type)&quot; (you).</p><p><br /></p><p>Both of our coins are similar to several examples online cataloged as SNG Copenhagen 233 or Butcher 463a; however, I don&#039;t have access to the listings or the plates in those references to see how much detail they go into with regard to obverse legend or bust type to distinguish one from the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps in your quest to attribute this coin. I would call it McAlee 725 and note that it&#039;s a variety of those listed in BMC and SGI.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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