Wretched rarities!

Macrinus
Capitolias, Decapolis - Very rare & rough



I have to give a shout out to @GinoLR and the coin he posted, it may be a little rough but is certainly Rare. ( wanted 1 for a while now )

I will have to make do with its little Brother until one turns up again

Macrinus, Tarsos

 

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Call it eccentric, weird, funky, wretched or all of the above, this imitative owl is probably quite rare, as far as I know.




Personally, I prefer to call it a funky owl, but not a funky chicken.....

 

This coin is a common general type, but not with the Chi-Rho on Crispus's shield. Issued in 322-23, this makes it one of the very earliest Christian symbols to appear on a coin, with special interest because the Chi-Rho is displayed on a shield, just as Eusebius recounts Constantine's soldiers having done before the crucial battle of the Milvian Bridge.


Just a handful are known and I feel very fortunate to have one in any condition!

 

As well you should!
Enviously,
Philologus_1

 

The BEATA series has so many interesting and very rare variations that I'd expect more to pop in here.