★ From the Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection and Paul Tinchant collections ★

Macrinus, 217-218. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.90 g, 11 h), Rome, summer 217-early 218. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus with short beard to right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left. Antike Kunst (1967), 508 ( this coin ). BMC 31. Clay Issue 2. Cohen -. RIC 15 var. (with long beard). Lightly toned and with a superb portrait. Minor roughness, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collections of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, Leu 8, 23 October 2021, 328 and Paul Tinchant (as 'R.J. Graham'), Schulman 243, 8-10 June 1966, 2020.