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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3216445, member: 56859&quot;]I agree with [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] on all counts.&nbsp; The bare head and boyish portrait says young Caesar and the portrait&#039;s profile is that of only a handful of candidates.&nbsp; There are enough letters visible to confirm Diadumenian and Marcianopolis:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]836417[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here an example <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=291618" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=291618" rel="nofollow">from CNG&#039;s archives</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3590165.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>359, Lot: 165.</b> Estimate $100.</p><p>Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. <i>Diadumenian. </i></b>As Caesar, AD 217-218. Æ Assarion (17mm, 2.74 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread. Cf. H&amp;J, <i>Marcianopolis</i> type 6.25.1; Varbanov 1335 var. (bust type). Good VF, green patina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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