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| Emperor Marcus Opellius Macrinus 11 April 217 - 8 June 218.
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Canefan
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 Posted 04/09/2023 5:24 pm
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Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect. He declared himself emperor days after Caracalla being stabbed to death by a Roman soldier. He was the first emperor to come from an equestrian background. It is believed he was accepted by the senate due to the fact they disliked the often erratic Caracalla, and Macrinus having the loyalty of the army at the time.
I should have included this coin with my Diadumenian post
http://goccf.com/t/442904.
Macrinus RIC67
Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Rev: FIDES MILITVM
3.26 grams;
Malter Galleries Auction, Nov. 15, 1992,#682
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| Marcus Opellius Diadumenian
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Canefan
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United States
109 Posts |
Posted 03/24/2023 11:58 pm
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I will be taking a break from buying new coins for a little while so I thought I would share some coins I have purchased over the last few years.
Diadumenian, Denarius, Rome, AD 217-218, RIC:102
Macrinus declared himself emperor shortly after the death of Caracalla in April of 217. On 16 May 218 a revolt against him and his father was launched in Emesa by Elagabalus, whose mother, Julia Soaemias, was Caracalla's cousin. In order to put down the revolt, Macrinus led his legions to a fort at Apamea. There Macrinus elevated Diadumenian to augustus, making him co-emperor. After Macrinus was defeated by Elagabalus on 8 June 218, at the Battle of Antioch, he entrusted Diadumenian to loyal servants, instructing them to take him into the Parthian Empire, to the court of Artabanus IV, to ensure his safety. Diadumenian was captured en route in Zeugma, and executed in late June at the age of 10 years old. |
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| Trajan Sestertius. Via Traiana.
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Canefan
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United States
109 Posts |
Posted 03/13/2023 9:39 pm
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I definitely do not plan on taking it out of country. I will be in Europe this summer and hope to bring back a coin or two, ancient or possibly more contemporary.
I have been on the hunt for several months for a Trajan denarius. After getting outbid on several and not finding anything to my liking on some of the fixed priced websites, I purchased a Trajan As locally. Was not planning on picking up anymore non denarius Trajan coins however, could not pass on the sestertius. While not as nice as previously posted coin all legends are legible.
Trajan AE AS
RIC 434 Rome 101AD
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| Interesting Article On Hoard Of Viking Coins Seized.
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Canefan
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United States
109 Posts |
Posted 05/31/2019 12:06 am
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What a horrible website, impossible to read the article with ads constantly being jammed on it.
Jimbucks, sorry you had trouble with the site. I don't have any such problems with it. I originally saw the article on BBC news but story was only on the arrests and nothing on historical significance. I linked to this article after searching around. This had much more info on the historical background of Ceolwulf II, King of Mercia and King Alfred the Great than any other article.
Personally I would rather see coins go into the market to collectors rather than a museum that may never display them. I'm sure there are valid arguments on both sides of issue however, I just don't trust government bureaucrats to be sensible. |
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