MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Philip I, with Otacilia Severa. AD 244-249. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 12.06 g, 7h). Gaius Ulpius Pacatus Prastina Messalinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 244-247. Near VF.

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Lot: 352.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Philip I, with Otacilia Severa. AD 244-249. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 12.06 g, 7h). Gaius Ulpius Pacatus Prastina Messalinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 244-247. Confronted busts of Philip right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Otacilia left, draped and wearing stephane / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; E (mark of value) in left field. HH&J, Markianopolis –; RPC VIII Online 28012; AMNG –; Varbanov –. Dark green patina with earthen highlights, some roughness, smoothing, cleaning marks. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC, unknown to HH&J.

From the Sam Mansourati Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 11:57:00 ET.

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