Very Rare Diadumenian Drachm

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1493. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Drachm (3.84 g, 12h). Caesaraea-Eusebia in Cappadocia mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 217). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mt. Argaeus set on garlanded altar; date in exergue. Sydenham, Caesarea -; cf. Berk BBS 166, lot 581 (for obv. type). Good VF. Very rare.