Rare Depiction of Thanatos

444, Lot: 259. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THRACE, Anchialus. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (16.5mm, 2.92 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Thanatos standing facing, legs crossed, leaning on torch, which rests on altar to right. Varbanov 439. VF, reddish brown surfaces. Rare depiction of Thanatos, which was usually associated with “bad luck” in the ancient world.