| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 209 | Silver | Auction date: 28 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 299 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Cyrrhestica. Hierapolis. Diadumenian, as Caesar circa AD 217-218. Billon-Tetradrachm 30 mm, 12,54 g Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Good Very Fine Prieur 946; Cf. Solidus Online Auction 9, Lot 367. Following the soldiers' proclamation of Elagabalus as Augustus in Emesa on May 15, 218 AD, Macrinus quickly raised his son Diadumenian to the rank of Augustus at Apamea as he prepared to confront the uprising. Diadumenian's tenure as Augustus was brief. After Macrinus' defeat on June 8, 218 AD, he assigned faithful soldiers to escort Diadumenian to safety among the Parthians. Nevertheless, near Zeugma, Diadumenian was apprehended and soon after executed Starting price: 150 EUR |  |
