THRACE, Augusta Traiana. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (30mm, 17.78 g, 7h). Near VF.Electronic Auction 537 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Augusta Traiana. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (30mm, 17.78 g, 7h). AYT K M AYPH ANTΩNINOC, laureate and draped bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion / AYΓOYCT H C TPAIANHC, river-god Hebrus reclining left, head right, holding branch and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which water flows; above, hill surmounted by city gate with three towers. Schönert-Geiss, Augusta Traiana – (V–/R284 [unlisted obv. die and bust type]); Varbanov –; Minkova –. Green patina, slight roughness. Near VF. Very rare and unpublished. |