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Ancient Roman Bronze of Diadumenian – Marcianopolis, AD 218
NGC Ancients – Choice Very Fine (Ch VF)
Coin at a Glance
- Ruler: Diadumenian as Caesar
- Date: AD 218
- Mint: Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
- Denomination: AE17 bronze – approx. 17mm, 3.51g
- Obverse: Bare‑headed, draped & cuirassed bust right
- Reverse: Asklepios standing with serpent‑entwined staff
- Certification: NGC Ancients, Ch VF – label pictured
Struck in the frontier city of Marcianopolis (modern Devnya, Bulgaria), this bronze combines a sharp youthful portrait of Diadumenian with the image of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine, holding his famous serpent‑entwined staff – the classic symbol of healing used in medical emblems to this day.
About Diadumenian
Diadumenian was the young son and heir of Emperor Macrinus. Elevated to Caesar in AD 217 and briefly to co‑emperor in 218, he was captured and killed as a child when their short‑lived regime fell to Elagabalus.
