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  Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1437. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
  2005. MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.63 
  gm, 12h). Struck July 217-February 218 AD. 
  Bidding Closed Estimate $2000 

MACRINUS. 217-218 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.63 gm, 
12h). Struck July 217-February 218 AD. Laureate 
and cuirassed bust right / Salus seated left, 
feeding from patera snake coiled about altar. RIC 
IV 124; Clay issue 2; BMCRE 117; Cohen 74. VF, 
jade green patina, a little rough. Rare. ($2000)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica 
Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1595.


High bid of $2600, $2990 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €2106, £1430, C$3250, A$3380, on June 8, 2005.

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