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                           Lot #345 - Diadumenian as Caesar :
                           Antoninianius
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[obverse]          [reverse]          217-218 AD, Antoninianius, Rome, 217
                                      AD, 4.37g. C-11 (80 Fr.), BM-82
                                      note. Obv: M OPEL DIADVMENIANVS CAES
                                      Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r.,
                                      seen from front. Rx: PRINC
                                      IVVENTVTIS Diadumenian standing l.
                                      holding baton and scepter, two
                                      standards behind him topped by eagle
                                      and wreath respectively. Very rare
                                      denomination for Diadumenian, since
                                      Macrinus halted the production of
                                      antoniniani soon after the beginning
                                      of his reign. Only the 23rd
                                      antoninianus of Diadumenian known to
                                      C. Clay from his material covering
                                      many public and private collections,
                                      dealers' stocks, and published
                                      sources. These 23 coins come from
                                      five obverse dies, two with bust
                                      type as our coin and three with bust
                                      radiate draped seen from behind, and
                                      from ten reverse dies. Possibly most
                                      of these dies were in use
                                      simultaneously and were then
                                      discarded while still in sound
                                      condition when the denomination was
                                      discontinued. Our coin is from the
                                      same dies as A. Hess, 30 April 1917,
                                      Horsky 3840; its reverse die was
                                      also used with an obverse die
                                      showing the other bust type, e.g.
                                      Hess 1935, Trau 2404. A great
                                      rarity. Good VF
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