321, Lot: 290. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Byzantium. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. Æ (33mm, 13.77 g, 7h). Neikas, magistrate. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian right, vis-à-vis laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrinus left / Altar between two wicker baskets. Schönert-Geiss –; Varbanov –. Fine, brown patina, cleaning scratches. Possibly an unpublished double-bust type.