1.2.2.3.3 Macrinus & Elagabalus

M. Opelius Macrinus

Emperor 217-218

Relatives depicted on coins:
Diadumenian - son

Macrinus (b. 164), a lawyer and Prefect at Caracalla's assassination, succeeded but his defeat by the Parthians led to a humiliating settlement. Caracalla's cousin Varius Avitus Bassianus (b. 204), hereditary priest of the Syrian sun-god Elagabal, was then touted as Caracalla's illegitimate son and proclaimed emperor by the Third Legion. Within a month Macrinus was overthrown. Bassianus took the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, beginning a reign of infamy marked by religious fanatacism, misgovernment and every kind of sensual excess, leaving the administration of the empire to his mother and aunts. After four years of this gross misrule the Praetorians assassinated Elagabalus and his mother on March 6, 222. He was succeeded by his cousin Severus Alexander.

M. Aurelius Antoninus
(Elagabalus)
Emperor 218-222
Relatives depicted on coins:
Wives - Julia Paula, Aquilia Severa, Annia Faustina;
Julia Soaemias - mother;
Julia Maesa - grandmother

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*GI2978 1004 Macrinus and Diadumenian: AE 25 of Marcianopolis $125.00** Obv. Confronted busts, Macrinus to l. Rev. Zeus stg. l. 11.13 g Sear GI 2978v: Pick 715 slightly weak rev. legend, otherwise VF	*GI2978 1015 Macrinus and Diadumenian: AE 26 of Marcianopolis $100.00** Obv. Confronted busts, Macrinus to l. Rev. Apollo stg. facing 12.33 g Sear GI 2978v; Pick 726. obv. legend weakness, otherwise VF
*GI3039 3420 Elagabalus: AE 18 Assarion of Nikopolis $65.00** Obv. Laur. bust r. Rev. Hera stg. l. 2.42 g Sear GI 3039v: Varbanov 3839 good VF	GI3041* 0970 Elagabalus: AE 25 of Odessos $60.00 Obv. Laur. hd. r. Rev. Great God stg. r. Sear GI 3041v: Pick 2311 VF/good F The Great God of Odessos was a Skythian or Thracian deity who was adopted by the Greek inhabitants of this frontier town. He is shown with the attributes of Sarapis.
GI3096 1836 Elagabalus: Billon 25 Tetradrachm of Antioch $85.00 Obv. Laur. bust r. Rev. Eagle facing, hd. r. 13.51 g Sear 3096; BMC 20.202 VF	GI3127 3292 Elagabalus: AE 20 of Gaza $85.00 Obv. Laur. hd. r. Rev. City-goddess stg. l. 9.33 g Sear 3127; BMC 143. Ex Levin. good VF
*R2124 3304 Elagabalus: AR 19 Denarius $125.00** Obv. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Laur. bust r. Rev. VICTOR ANTONINI AVG Victory adv. r. 3.62 g Sear 2124v; RIC 156 obv. sl. uneven, oth. lustrous good EF