MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Tetrassarion (24mm, 6.49 g, 2h). Struck under Septimius Severus. VF.

Electronic Auction 614
Lot: 338.
Closing Date: Jul 29 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 150

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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Tetrassarion (24mm, 6.49 g, 2h). Struck under Septimius Severus. Draped bust right / The Three Graces standing—the outer two facing, with heads turned inward, the middle with back facing and with arm around other two; the one on left holds a kantharos; on right, a wreath. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.17.26.6; AMNG 605 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 887 var. (same). Green patina. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Dr. George Spradling Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 347, 25 March 2015), lot 323.

The Three Graces (or Charites) were goddesses of beauty, charm, and amusement, the embodiment of loveliness in all its aspects. Although their names varied from place to place, the most commonly encountered are Aglaea (“Beauty”), Euphrosyne (“Cheer”), and Thalia (“Flowering”). Over time an artistic convention of depicting the Graces developed: the three deities were typically shown undraped, each with one arm placed on the figure adjacent to them, the central figure standing facing the opposite direction as the others. They are typically depicted holding a kantharos but other items are often represented such as: wreathes, grain ears, flowers, and some, as at Anazarbus, sacrifice over altars. The reverse attributes varied based on the cities they represented.

Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2026 at 11:52:20 ET.

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