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v41_0625 - MACRINUS Diassaria

MACRINUS Diassaria VF
VF
MONNAIES 41 (2009)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 150.00 €
Type : Diassaria
Date: c. 217
Mint name / Town : Marcianopolis, Mésie Inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,58 g.
Rarity : UNIQUE
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan parfaitement centré des deux côtés à l’usure très importante, mais parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Patine vert clair granuleuse
Catalogue references :
BMC.-  - Cop.-  - GIC.-  - AMNG. 1/-  - Varbonov-

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête laurée de Macrin à droite.
Obverse legend : AU K OPPEL S-EUH MAKREINO-S, (Autokrator Kaisar Oppelios Ceuhros Makreinos).
Obverse translation : (L’empereur césar Opel Sévère Macrin).

Reverse

Reverse description : Les trois Grâces.
Reverse legend : MARKIA-NOP-OLITWN, (Markianopolitwn).
Reverse translation : (de Marcianopolis).

Commentary

Rubans de type 2. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés dont le récent ouvrage de Varbonov. De la plus grande rareté. Les pièces de Macrin seul sont beaucoup plus rares que les pentassaria où il est associé avec son fils Diaduménien.

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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