THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Octassarion (40mm, 36.56 g, 7h). Alexandrian and Pythian games issue. Struck circa AD 215. Good Fine.

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Lot: 314.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Octassarion (40mm, 36.56 g, 7h). Alexandrian and Pythian games issue. Struck circa AD 215. Laureate heroic bust left, wearing aegis, seen from behind / Nude Herakles standing facing, head left, leaning on club to left, lion’s skin draped over left arm; ΠY ΘIA across field. Varbanov, Philippopolis XV.7.1.1; Mouchmov, Philippopolis 369;Varbanov 1435. Yellow-brown surfaces, porosity, scratches, smoothing, large edge split. Good Fine. Very rare, only two known to Varbanov, one other (this coin) in CoinArchives.

From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Rauch 44 (12 February 1990), lot 509.


Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2024 at 11:44:20 ET.

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