PHRYGIA, Apameia. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. Æ (30mm, 11.50 g, 6h). Struck under Macrinus. VF.

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Lot: 499. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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PHRYGIA, Apameia. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. Æ (30mm, 11.50 g, 6h). Struck under Macrinus. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hero Kelainos, in military dress, standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter, chlamys draped over arm. Mairat, Apamée 20; RPC V.2 Online 79. Earthen red-brown patina, slight porosity. VF. Extremely rare, only one specimen recorded in RPC.

Apameia was originally founded by the Seleucid king Antiochos I Soter in the third century BC at the Meandros river. It was named after the king’s mother, Apama, a Persian princess and wife of Alexander’s general Seleukos. The city was settled by people transplanted from the nearby Phrygian town of Kelainai which had been destroyed by frequent earthquakes. Kelainos was a son of Poseidon and hero/founder of the city.

Closing Date and Time: 18 February 2026 at 12:46:00 ET.

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