★ A lovely portrait of the young prince Diadumenian ★

MYSIA. Parium. Diadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218. Assarion (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.02 g, 7 h). M OPE DIADVME[N]IANVS CA Bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian to right, seen from behind. Rev. C [G] I H PA Genius standing front, head to left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar with his right hand and holding cornucopiae in his left. Plankenhorn, Mysien, p. 118, 73 ( this coin ). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Paris -. SNG von Aulock -. Very rare and with a lovely portrait of the young prince. Minor smoothing, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of G. Plankenhorn, ex Gorny & Mosch 241, 11 October 2016, 1878.