April 12, 2024
DIADUMENIAN AE27___Nikopolis Ad Istrum (Moesia Inferior)___ASKLEPIOS & SERPENT
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2X04 FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS A BEAUTIFUL PROVINCIAL BRONZE COIN OF DIADUMENIAN MINTED IN NIKOPOLIS AD ISTRUM (MOESIA INFERIOR) FROM 218 AD. RARE TYPETHE SIZE IS 27.1 MM AND 12.39 GRAMS. OBVERSE – Laureate bust right REVERSE – Asklepios standing over basket containing serpent It has a Roman name, meaning The Town of victory on the Danube. The ancient Roman town was founded by the Emperor Trajan to commemorate his victory over the Dacians in 102-106 AD. Nicopolis was built on bear field, by the river Rositsa, where important roads cross the fertile lands. At the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century it was a flourishing town, with properties covering large territories where the estates of the town aristocracy were found. Nicopolis Ad Istrum was honored with mint rights. There are over 900 types of coins bearing its name. In 447 AD, the town was destroyed by Attila's Huns.Diadumenian, full name Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus, was a Roman citizen who served briefly as the empire's Caesar for only a short period, beginning in May in the year 217 AD up to his deposition in the year 218 AD. He was in fact the son of the then Roman Emperor Macrinus and probably received this position by virtue of his father's influence.In any case, as short as Diadumenian's rule over the empire was, he had very little opportunity to enjoy
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