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Object Type
Museum number: 1864,1128.113
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Macrinus, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, bearded, right. (obverse); Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and propping head on left hand, left elbow bent and resting on top of throne: at feet, left, garlanded and lighted altar. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 217
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Weight: 6.470 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (5, p.495); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (728); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (12, p.6) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Macrinus; Representation of: Securitas
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.113
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (495) (5)

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