Macrianus Ad260-261 Roman Coin, Denomination Help? :)

Thanks for the reply. I don't doubt that it is a Macrianus coin. The certificate that came with it mentions that it is Macrianus 260-261, which is Fulvius Junius Macrianus. --

Fulvius Junius Macrianus was the son of General Fulvius Macrianus and the older brother of Quietus. Following the defeat of Emperor Valerian I at the hands of the Persians, the remnants of the Roman legions gathered to elect a new Emperor. The troops were led by General Fulvius Macrianus, one of Valerian's generals, and Ballista, the Praetorian Prefect. Between the two leaders, It was decided that the sons Fulvius Macrianus would be proclaimed co-emperos. Thus, Macrianus and his brother Quietus. The legions then launched a counter-attack against the Persians and scored a major victory. Now confident of their success, General Macrianus and his son Macrianus departed for the West where they hoped to be victorius againstGallienus, the son of Valerian I. Quietus, remained behind at Emesa to maintain control of the East.
As Macrianus and his father reached Illyricum, they were met by the legions of Gallienus under the command of his general Aureolus. In the battle that followed, Macrianus' legions were defeated and Macrianus, along with his father, were both slain.

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I'm just confused about the denomination, because it seems too heavy to be a Denarius or Antoninianus?

Ah I see, very interesting. I was wondering what the two marks were actually. Flans meaning Tongs I am guessing? So it is a provincial coin, minted somewhere in Greece or around that area. That does narrow it down a little, thank you very much for the information.

Your coin is Macrinus 217-218 AD, The way to ID these is by the size in this case AE25. In later example of this size during the reign of Gordian III, Philip I, etc, these are identified as sestertius. But I prefer using the size instead.

Your coin appears to be from Nikopolis. It's a bit difficult to find a reference from these the two that are mostly used are Varbanov and Moushmov both out of print.

Here are two examples of Macrinus from my collection for you to compare the bust type.

Thanks for the informative replies. Some great knowledge on here :)

I think I'm going to stick this one on the bay and see what it fetches. Always interesting researching old coins.