CILICIA, Mopsouestia-Mopsos. Diadumenian as Caesar. Dated CY 285 (AD 217/8)

Roman Provincial, CILICIA, Mopsouestia-Mopsos. Diadumenian as Caesar, AD 217-218. AE (7.17g, 26mm). Dated CY 285 (AD 217/8)

Obv: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed

Rev: Garlanded and lit altar set on table with lions feet; beneath, crab; ЄΠC (date) in fieldsbust right, seen from behind

Ref: SNG BN 1993; von Aulock, Mopsus 69a

Rarity/Choice: Rare, aVF

Note: This issue reflects a brief and unstable period during the Severan dynasty. Diadumenian, the son of Macrinus, was elevated in an attempt to secure dynastic legitimacy, but their rule was short-lived amid military opposition. This era illustrates the growing instability of imperial succession in the early 3rd century, where power increasingly depended on army support and rapid political shifts.