Bareheaded and draped bust of Diadumenian right on obverse; Diadumenian standing left holding signum and scepter with two signa to right on reverse

Diadumenian was the young son of Macrinus, elevated to Caesar in 217 when his father seized the purple after the murder of Caracalla; both were killed the following year when the legions transferred their loyalty to Elagabalus.

The reverse presents Diadumenian in the guise of *princeps iuventutis*, the traditional designation of an imperial heir as leader of the youth, the military standards alluding to the loyalty of the legions on which the regime depended.

Bareheaded and draped bust with excellent strike and lustrous surface.

Toned with light porosity and cleaning scratches

Toned, slightly porous with a few flan flaws

Lightly toned with minor marks and deposits

Toned with some luster, reverse slightly off center

Lightly toned with some luster. Scratch and minor deposits present.

Deep cabinet tone with light iridescence, small die flaw on obverse

Toned with traces of iridescence, brushed with hairline scratches, flan cracks and chips, trace deposits.

Toned with find patina, flan crack, porosity, small metal flaws

Deeply toned with edge delamination and flan crack

Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor porosity, light scratches

Matte surfaces, hairlines, traces of deposits

Lightly toned with small deposits on reverse. Struck with a worn reverse die.

Lightly toned with areas of iridescence, a few minor scratches

Toned with a couple of indentations and minor scratch on reverse

Toned with minor porosity and worn reverse die.

Toned with minor porosity and worn reverse die

Attractive light toning with hints of underlying luster. Struck on a broad flan.

Dark toned, rough surfaces, some scratches, small obverse die break

Uneven tone, porosity, a few shallow scratches

Toned with a few scratches and a flan flaw on the reverse.

Attractive old cabinet tone, a couple of flan flaws, a few scratches under tone on reverse

Lightly toned with some evidence of die shift

Attractively toned with a few light marks


2/19/25	$550	VF	CNG	▲ +66%
2/5/25	$500	VF	CNG	▲ +51%
12/4/24	$400	VF	CNG	▲ +21%
12/4/24	$225	VF	CNG	▼ −32%
11/6/24	$400	XF	CNG	— 0%

Denarius of MacrinusRIC IV 102

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