Macrianus

RIC Volume V, Part II - Macrianus

	Macrianus, AR Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch, Second Emission IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right AEQVTAS AVGG Aequitas standing facing, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left * in left field 21mm x 23mm, 4.05g RIC V, Part II, 5 (R2); Göbl 1727k
	Macrianus, AR Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right AP_OLINI CONSERVA Apollo standing left, branch in right hand, left hand resting on lyre 19mm x 22mm, 4.14g RIC V, Part II, 6 (R2) Note: S in reverse legend is shaped as a retrograde Z
	Macrianus, AR Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch (RIC), Samosata (?) IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated left on shield, Victory in right hand, spear in left 20mm x 23mm, 4.36g RIC V, Part II, 11 (R2); Göbl 1738b Note: The style of this piece is clearly different from the usual Antioch mint issues and may be a different eastern mint. In Göbl's work "Moneta Imperii Romanii" covering the Macrianus and Quietus issues, on p. 125 there are a few examples for Macrianus and Quietus with the same style as this coin. Note the shape of the Ms especially and the middle legs are joined and only run half-way the length of the letter, as opposed to the more commonly found split-leg M with all even lengths. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a published proposal for an alternative mint for this issue, although I have heard the Samosata mint in what is now Southeastern Turkey may have been in operation for these. Also, I could not find any examples on-line of this extremely rare type, so the published examples by Göbl are the only ones to which I could compare.
	Macrianus, AR Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated left on shield, Victory in right hand, spear in left 22mm x 23mm, 4.12g RIC V, Part II, 11 (R2); Göbl 1738b
	Macrianus, AR Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated left on shield, Victory in right hand, vertical spear in left * in left field Two pellets in exergue 21mm x 22mm, 3.37g RIC V, Part II, 11 (R2); Göbl 1739k
	Macrianus, Antoninianus, 260-261, Antioch (RIC), Samosata (?) IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right SOL INVICTO Sol standing facing, radiate head left, right hand raised, globe outward in left Two pellets in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 4.06g RIC V, Part II, 12 (R2); Göbl 1742c Note: The style of this piece is clearly different from the usual Antioch mint issues and may be a different eastern mint. In Göbl's work "Moneta Imperii Romanii" covering the Macrianus and Quietus issues, on p. 125 there are a few examples for Macrianus and Quietus with the same style as this coin. Note the shape of the Ms especially and the middle legs are joined and only run half-way the length of the letter, as opposed to the more commonly found split-leg M with all even lengths. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a published proposal for an alternative mint for this issue, although I have heard the Samosata mint in what is now Southeastern Turkey may have been in operation for these. Also, I could not find any examples on-line of this extremely rare type, except for one sold in 2004 by Classical Numismatic Group (Electronic Auction 91, Lot 181, also proposing Samosata for the mint), so the published examples by Göbl are the only ones to which I could compare.