THRACE, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Pentassarion (32mm, 17.53 g, 1h). Lucius Pompeius Vopiscus, legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae. Struck AD 155-158. Near VF.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Pentassarion (32mm, 17.53 g, 1h). Lucius Pompeius Vopiscus, legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae. Struck AD 155-158. [AY T] AI AΔPI ANTΩ[NEINO]C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / HΓEM ΠOMΠEIOYOΠEICKOY, ΦIΛIΠΠOΠO/ΛITΩN, river-god Hebrus reclining left, resting elbow on urn from which water flows; placing right hand on prow of ship. Varbanov, Philippopolis VI.28.8 var. (same obv. die, unrecorded rev. die); Mouchmov, Philippopolis –; RPC IV.1 –; Varbanov –. Dark green patina, light porosity, cleaning scratches. Near VF. Extremely rare, unique.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Nemesis Ancients & Antiquities, 11 September 2005.


Closing Date and Time: 13 May 2026 at 12:16:40 ET.

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