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Ancient Roman Silver Tetradrachm Coin Emperor Macrinus year 217 AD
Hamra, Beirut
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Ancient Roman Silver Tetradrachm Coin Emperor Macrinus ruled for one year only between year 217-218 AD.
Marcus Opellius Macrinus born 165 – June 218) was a Roman emperor who reigned from April 217 to June 218, jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. Born in Caesarea (now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria), in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins, he became the first emperor who did not hail from the senatorial class and also the first emperor who never visited Rome during his reign. Before becoming emperor, Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect and dealt with Rome's civil affairs. He later conspired against Caracalla and had him murdered in a bid to protect his own life and succeeded Caracalla as emperor.
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