THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (32mm, 16.13 g, 7h). Alexandrian and Pythian games issue. Struck circa AD 215. VF.

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Lot: 317.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 150

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (32mm, 16.13 g, 7h). Alexandrian and Pythian games issue. Struck circa AD 215. Laureate head right / Nude athlete standing facing, head left, holding wreath at hip in right hand, long palm frond set on ground in right; ΠY Θ IA across field. Varbanov, Philippopolis XV.17.4.2.2; Mouchmov, Philippopolis –; Varbanov 1446. Dark green patina, light roughness, scrapes. VF. Very rare, only one known to Varbanov.

From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Aufhäuser 11 (22 March 1995), lot 282.


Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2024 at 11:45:20 ET.

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