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Diadumenian as Caesar; 217-218 AD, Antoninianus, Rome, 217 AD, 5.36g. C-11 (80 Fr.), BM-82 note, RIC-106. 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 25th antoninianus of Diadumenian known to C. Clay from his material covering many public and private collections, dealers' stocks, and published sources. These 25 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. Ex Berk 149, 24 May 2006, lot 360.With only one antoninianus against 83 denarii of Diadumenian in the Reka Devnia hoard, antoniniani of the ephemeral Caesar seem to be almost one hundred times rarer than his denarii. Price reduction! With only one antoninianus against 83 denarii of Diadumenian in the Reka Devnia hoard antoniniani of the ephemeral Caesar seem to be almost one hundred times rarer than his denarii. Price reduction!. Slightly granular but EF (2750)