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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of ten (10) River-god themed provincial coins, Hadrianopolis. Includes:
1) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Triassarion (26mm, 8.38 g, 7h). AY KAIΛ AY KOMOΔOC, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 133 var. (V70/R133; unrecorded die pair); RPC IV.1 10457 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 3291 var. (same). Earthen green patina, roughness. Good Fine. Rare variety.
2) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Tetrassarion (26.5mm, 11.84 g, 7h). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left on rock, wearing kalathus, holding grain ears; at her feet, river-god Tonzus swimming right. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 212 (V123/R211); Varbanov 3385. Brown patina, roughness. Good Fine. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives.
3) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 10.59 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 469 var. (V231/R455; unrecorded die pair); RPC VII.2 734; Varbanov 3835. Brown and green patina, rough reverse. Near VF.
4) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (25.5mm, 10.14 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 469 var. (V231/R455; unrecorded die pair); RPC VII.2 734; Varbanov 3835. Green and brown patina, roughness. Good Fine.
5) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (27mm, 9.87 g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche seated left on rock, holding ears of grain and cornucopia; at her feet, river-god Tonzus swimming. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 517 (V236/R503); RPC VII.2 750; Varbanov 4078. Green patina. VF.
6) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 7.70 g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche seated left on rock, holding ears of grain and cornucopia; at her feet, river-god Tonzus swimming. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 516 (V236/R502); RPC VII.2 751; Varbanov 4078. Black patina, light roughness. Near VF.
7) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (24mm, 8.67 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 470 (V230/R456); RPC VII.2 733; Varbanov 3837. Green patina, minor deposits, cleaning scratches. VF.
8) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (23mm, 9.30 g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 470 (V230/R456); RPC VII.2 733; Varbanov 3837. Green patina with green deposits. Near VF.
9) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 11.16 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 486 var. (V231/R472); RPC VII.2 734; Varbanov 3835. Yellow-brown surfaces, porosity. Good Fine.
10) THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 10.15 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Tonzus reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 486 var. (V238/R–; unrecorded rev. die); RPC VII.2 734; Varbanov 3835. Green-brown patina, light roughness. Near VF. For Lot: Fine-VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.
Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 15:30:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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