MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.95 g, 12h). Statius Longinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. EF.Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.95 g, 12h). Statius Longinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / River-god Istros reclining left, head right, holding tree and reed, resting elbow on urn from which water flows. HH&J 8.23.32.6; AMNG 1763 var. (bust type, legends); Varbanov 3483 var. (same). Brown patina, cleaning scratches, edge chip. EF. Very rare variety. |