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Ancient Coin of the Day: As today marks the beginning of the end of his reign, a quick look at some of the coins of the Roman Emperor Macrinus! #ACOTD #Numismatics #Macrinus 🧵
Image: RIC IV Macrinus 50c; Münzkabinett Berlin (18277254). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.…
Image: RIC IV Macrinus 50c; Münzkabinett Berlin (18277254). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.…
Marcus Opellius Macrinus briefly reigned as Roman Emperor in AD 217-218, following the murder of his predecessor Caracalla. Indeed, Macrinus - the Praetorian Prefect - was alleged to have had been the instigator of the conspiracy against Caracalla.
He was also the first emperor not drawn from the senatorial class and, given the issues of his brief reign, never had the opportunity to visit Rome.
Ancient Coin of the Day: Today we go niche with coins commemorating Diadumenian, the son of the short-reigning emperor Macrinus, from AD 217-218. #ACOTD #Diadumenian #Macrinus
Image: RIC IV Macrinus 101; Münzkabinett Berlin (18200735). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.…
Image: RIC IV Macrinus 101; Münzkabinett Berlin (18200735). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.…
Macrinus, the Praetorian Prefect, was alleged to have had been the instigator of the conspiracy against Caracalla, but interestingly this tradition may have owed more to subsequent emperors, such as Elagabalus, who sought to blacken Macrinus' image for their own benefit.
Born 14 September 208, named Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus, the son of Macrinus was a potentially valuable dynastic tool for the new emperor with this coin suggesting early intentions in that regard.
