THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassassarion (29mm, 15.51 g, 12h). Struck AD 210-211. Good Fine.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassassarion (29mm, 15.51 g, 12h). Struck AD 210-211. Laureate head right / River-god Strymon reclining left on urn from which water flows, resting hand on rock outcropping and holding grape vine containing grape bunches; five named erotes around: to left, APΓV/POC (silver) advancing left out of cave in rock outcropping; BOTPV (grape bunch) standing right on rock outcropping, supporting grape bunch; to right of waterfall, XPY/COC (gold) seated left; in exergue, CTAXY (grain ear) standing left and holding sickle, harvesting grain ears. Tachev Pautalia 348-50 (O87/R316); Ruzicka 634; Varbanov 5174. Green patina, light deposits and smoothing. Good Fine. Rare and interesting type.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 2 August 2023 at 11:26:20 ET.

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