THRACE, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (31mm, 19.48 g, 6h). M. Pontius Sabinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae. Struck AD 145-153. Good Fine.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (31mm, 19.48 g, 6h). M. Pontius Sabinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae. Struck AD 145-153. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River-god Hebrus reclining left, holding cornucopia, leaning on overturned urn from which water flows. Varbanov, Philippopolis VI.10.1 var. (O1/R–, unrecorded rev. die, Hebrus right); Mouchmov, Philippopolis –; RPC IV.1 Online 9867 var. (Hebrus right); Varbanov –. Green patina, roughness. Good Fine. Unpublished with Hebrus reclining left and this magistrate.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 12 April 2023 at 11:42:00 ET.

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