bpv_778192 - DIADUMENIAN Assarion
145.00 €(Approx. 158.05$ | 121.80£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Assarion
Date: 217-218
Mint name / Town : Marcianopolis, Mésie Inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,06 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et centré, à l’usure à peine plus marquée au droit qu’au revers. Joli revers. Le tout servi par une belle patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Bustecuirassé tête nue de Diaduménien à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (B°4).
Obverse legend : M OPELLIOS ANTWNINOS.
Obverse translation : (Marcus Opellius Antonin).
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied.
Reverse legend : MARKIANOPOLEIT// -.
Reverse translation : (Marcianopolis).
Commentary
Poids léger. Variante de légende de droit qui n’est pas complète comme le prouve l’exergue du revers qui est vide.
Historical background
DIADUMENIAN
(04/217-8/06/218)
Caesar
Diadumenian becomes Caesar when his father Macrin is proclaimed august in April 217. He receives the title of prince of youth. Macrinus brings him into the Severian family by making him take the prænomen of Antoninus, as he himself seized that of Severus. After the proclamation of Elagabalus, Macrinus raised his son to august in May 218 for a very short period. Beaten in June, Macrin and Diaduménien fled. The latter is caught while trying to pass to the Parthians by crossing the Euphrates. He is killed.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
