Macrin (217–218). Aureus, undated (218), Rome.

Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. A laureate and cuirassed bust facing right.
Rev. SALVS PVBLICA. Health seated to the left, feeding a serpent emerging from an altar.
Calicó 2973 - RIC.82; Gold - 6.4 g - 20.5 mm - 1 h
From the Roma XIV auction, September 21, 2017, lot no. 790.
Well-centered strike on the obverse and slightly off-center on the reverse. With a golden patina and traces of the original luster around the reliefs. Very rare. Superb.

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