★ A beautiful sestertius of Macrinus from the collection of Christian August von Waldeck-Pyrmont (1744-1798) ★

Macrinus, 217-218. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 20.53 g, 12 h), Rome, spring-summer 217. IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR COS P [P] / S - C Felicitas standing front, head to left, holding long caduceus in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC 120, note. Clay Issue 2 ( this coin cited, under die combination 42). Cohen 66. RIC 139. A beautiful piece with a very attractive brown patina and an excellent 18th century pedigree. Edge split, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Jens Georg Feierabend, privately acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins on 31 March 2017, ex Stacks' Bowers August 2016 ANA Auction, 9 August 2016, 20168 and from the collection of Prince Christian August von Waldeck-Pyrmont (1744-1798), Münzhandlung Basel 3, 4-5 March 1935, 730.