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Rare Issue of th Usurper Macrianus
Lot 296: Bithynia, Nicaea. Macrianus. Usurper, A.D. 260-261. Æ. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 22 (Auction 328)
- Sold Winning Bid: $81
- 4 Bid(s)
Description
Bithynia, Nicaea. Macrianus. Usurper, A.D. 260-261. Æ (22 mm, 7.04 g, 12 h). [...] MAKPIANOC CЄB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrianus right / NIKAIEΩN in exergue, octagonal walls of Nicaea with two gates. RG 867; SNG Copenhagen 543; SNG von Aulock 733; BMC 157. Very rare. Brown patina. Rough. Good fine.
The provincial coinage of Macrianus and his co-usurper brother, Quietus, is known from only Nicaea in Bithynia and from Alexandria in Egypt. This particular reverse type was struck for both brothers as well as for Gallienus.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 296
- Listing #: 187824
- Closed: Friday, December 15, 2017 4:38:20 PM CT
- Estimate: $100