MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.21 gm, 12h). Struck October 217-March 218 AD. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, with long beard / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, nude Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC IV 15; Clay Issue 2; BMCRE 31; RSC 55a. Near EF, attractive dark toning with a touch of iridescence.
