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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of seven (7) River-god themed provincial coins, Serdica. Includes:
1) THRACE, Serdica. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Pentassarion (31mm, 18.63 g, 12h). C. Caecina Largus, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae. Struck AD 198-201. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / River-god Oiskos reclining left, head right, holding reed and resting hand on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.14.32.4 var. (bust, rev. legends); Ruzicka –; Varbanov 1962 var. (rev. legend). Brown patina, roughness, scratches. Near VF. Rare.
2) THRACE, Serdica. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Tetrassarion (22mm, 6.17 g, 12h). Draped bust right / River-god Oiskos reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows, tree to right. H&J, Serdica 12.17.32.2; Ruzicka 80; Varbanov 2001. Brown patina. Fine. Rare.
3) THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (29.5mm, 16.64 g, 1h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / River-god Oiskos reclining left, holding grain ears and reed, resting elbow on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.18.32.– var. (bust); Ruzicka –; Varbanov –; CNG 531, lot 534. Dark green patina, scratches. Near VF. Extremely rare, unpublished bust type.
4) THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (29.5mm, 16.40 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / River-god Oiskos reclining left, right hand on knee and resting left elbow on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.18.32.[10 (obv)/7-8 (rev); unrecorded die pair]; Ruzicka –; Varbanov –. Red-brown patina, porosity, flan crack. Good Fine. Extremely rare variety.
5) THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (29mm, 16.47 g, 1h). Laureate head right / River-god Oiskos reclining left, right hand on knee and resting left elbow on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.18.32.16; Ruzicka 280; Varbanov 2433. Brown patina, flan crack, rough reverse. Near VF.
6) THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (29mm, 15.33 g, 12h). Laureate head right / River-god Oiskos reclining left, right hand on knee and resting left elbow on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.18.32.– (neither die recorded); Ruzicka –; Varbanov –. Green patina, roughness, small flan crack. Near VF. Very rare and unpublished.
7) THRACE, Serdica. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Tetrassarion (28mm, 14.41 g, 1h). Laureate head right / River-god Oiskos reclining left, holding grain ears and reed, resting elbow on urn from which water flows. H&J, Serdica 12.22.32.1; Ruzicka 454; Varbanov 2591. Brown patina, roughness. Fine. Very rare. For Lot: Fine-Near VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.
Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 15:32:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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