THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (40mm, 37.98 g, 6h). Thracian Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 215. Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 71. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (40mm, 37.98 g, 6h). Thracian Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 215. Laureate, heroic bust left, wearing aegis, seen from behind / Discobolus standing facing, head left, holding stone ball and disc. Varbanov, Philippopolis XV.5.2.1.4 (this coin cited and illustrated); Peter, Koinon 3 (V1/ R3); Mouchmov, Philippopolis 370; Varbanov 1433. Green patina, light porosity, scratches. Near VF. Rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 446; Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 687.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:23:20 ET.



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