bpv_730500 - MACRINUS Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
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Type : Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
Date: 217-218
Mint name / Town : Édesse, Commagène
Metal : billon
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,97 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit ovale, centré avec une faiblesse de frappe sur la légende de droit. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine de collection ancienne
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection de Michel Prieur
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Macrin à droite (O*).
Obverse legend : AUT KAI M OPEL SEU - MAKREINOS - SEB., (Autokratoros Kaisaros Markos Opellios Seuhros Makrinos Sebastos).
Obverse translation : (L’empereur césar Marc Opel Sévère Macrin auguste).
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face, les ailes déployées, la tête tournée à droite, tenant dans son bec une couronne ; petit temple entre les pattes de l’aigle.
Reverse legend : DHMARC. EX. UPATOS, (Dhmarcikhs Ex Upatos).
Reverse translation : (Revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne consul).
Commentary
Cet exemplaire est illustré dans l’ouvrage de M&K Prieur, p. 103.
Historical background
MACRINUS
(11/04/217-8/06/218)
Macrin was born in 164 in Cherchell in Mauretania. He is not a senator, but a knight, of indigenous (Moorish) origin. Procurator of the "res privata" (private fund of the Emperor) of Caracalla, he then became prefect of the Praetorium from 212. After the assassination of Caracalla on April 8, 217, he was acclaimed emperor on April 11. He will never come to Rome and remains in Antioch. He deifies Caracalla, but exiles Julia Domna, who lets herself die. He takes the title of Severus to rally the supporters of the Severian family to him and gives the prænomen of Antoninus to his son, Diadumenian, promoted to Caesar. Trying to conciliate everyone, he runs into the army, which misses Caracalla. Soldiers quartered in Emesa proclaimed Elagabalus on May 16, 218. Defeated in June, Macrinus fled. Hearing of the death of Diaduménien, he tries to commit suicide by throwing himself from his chariot and is finished off by his own soldiers..
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