Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. 1719. D I A D U M E N I A N , as Caesar. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.92 gm). Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / Diadumenian standing left, head right, holding standard and sceptre; two standards behind. RIC IV 102; BMCRE 84 note; RSC 3b. Choice EF. ($750)
1720. D I A D U M E N I A N , as Caesar. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (2.74 gm). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Diadumenian standing left, head right, holding standard and sceptre; two standards behind. RIC IV 102; BMCRE 84 note; RSC 3b. Toned VF. ($350)
1715. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.36 gm). Struck 217 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing facing, head right, holding standard in each hand. RIC IV 3; BMCRE pg. 499; RSC 76. Superb EF. ($600)
From the Collection of Philip DeVicci.
1716. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.68 gm). Struck December 217 AD. Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Macrinus seated left, holding globe and sceptre. RIC IV 27; BMCRE 47; RSC 51a. Near EF. ($150)
1721. D I A D U M E N I A N , as Caesar. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.00 gm). Bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind / Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 116; BMCRE 94; RSC 21. EF. ($500)
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From the Collection of Philip DeVicci.
Stone of Emesa Denarius 1717. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.42 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left holding long caduceus in right hand, cornucopiae in left. RIC IV 60; BMCRE 62; RSC 15b. Toned, near EF. ($150) From the Collection of Philip DeVicci. 1722. ELAGABALUS. 218-222 AD. AR Denarius (2.87 gm). Struck 218219 AD. Antioch mint. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SANCT DEO SOLI, ELAGABAL in exergue, quadriga right bearing stone of Emesa upon which is an eagle; four parasols around. RIC IV 195; BMCRE 284; RSC 268. EF, reverse a little off center. Rare type. ($600)
Exceptional Macrinus Denarius
At the age of fourteen, Varius Avitus Bassianus (Elagabalus) inherited the office of high priest of the sun-god Elagabal at Emesa in Syria. The cult of his sun god was represented by a sacred stone, and in 219 when he moved from Emesa to Rome, he took the stone, probably a meteorite, with him. During his reign, Elagabalus devoted his efforts to the promotion of his cult god, building a lavish temple to house the stone. The reverse of this coin shows the stone on its annual procession through the streets of Rome.
1718. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. AR Denarius (3.76 gm). Struck 217 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Securitas standing facing, head left, holding sceptre in right hand, left elbow resting on short column. RIC IV 91; BMCRE 28 note; RSC 122b. Superb EF. ($600)
1723. GALLEYS. Lot of Three Coins with Galley Reverses. Includes the following: Elagabalus Denarius, RSC 27a, VF porous / / Allectus Quinarius, RIC V 55, VF / / Nero, Ά 27mm, Patrae, RPC 1272, near VF, no patina. Three (3) coins in lot. ($200)
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