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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2872047, member: 80783&quot;]This Macrinus Sestertius only cost me just a little more (1.150 USD in total, to be precise) than the Pertinax shown above, but it is miles above it in terms of preservation (NGC graded choice VF with Strike 5/5 and Surface 5/5) and even rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin sold a year before at the August 2016 ANA Auction (Lot 20168, &quot;lovely mahogany patina with lighter tones on the high points&quot;) for a lot less, but to me it was totally worth it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686631[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG - Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, seen from the front featuring a medium beard (Salzmann type 2)</p><p>PONTIF MAX TR P COS PP S C - Felicitas standing facing, head left, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, drapery over left arm</p><p>Sestertius, Rome, 1.Oct.-31.Dec.217 (second phase of second emission of Macrinus)</p><p>31 mm / 20,5 gr</p><p>RIC IV 139, Cohen 66, Sear 7386, Clay (&quot;The Roman Coinage of Macrinus and Diadumenian&quot;) obverse die Nr.2</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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