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Diadumenian
as Caesar under Macrinus
AD 217 - 218
Silver AR Denarius
Rome mint: AD 218
Coins Catalog ID: 2002
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Sales Description
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Obverse: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES - Bareheaded bust right, draped and cuirassed
Reverse: PRINC IVVENTVTIS - Diadumenian standing left, holding a baton and a scepter; to his rear and right are two standards.
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References:
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RIC, vol. IV ii, p. 13, 107
Cohen 12
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Diadumenian - Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus (earlier Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus) (AD 208 - 218), Son of Macrinus.
AD 217 - 218 - Caesar under Macrinus
AD 218 - co-Emperor with Macrinus
Mints: Rome.
Biography: Briefly reigning as co-Augustus, in 217-128, Diadumenian was elevated by his father Marcinus. Both had ill luck with their soldiers and were murdered after a few months.
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