THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (29mm, 14.69 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 205-209. Near VF.

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Lot: 276. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (29mm, 14.69 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 205-209. Laureate head right / City view: acropolis surmounted by tetrastyle temple, statue of Hygieia(?) within, seen in perspective, flanked by two smaller tetrastyle temples; in foreground, tetrastyle temple, seen in perspective, with statue of Asclepius standing within; below, tetrastyle temple, seen in perspective, with statue of Apollo standing within; to left, grotto with statue of Pan standing within; to lower right, river-god reclining left on rock, holding cornucopia and urn from which water flows; trees on either side of mountain. Tachev Pautalia 271 (O61/R269); Ruzicka 712 (diff. rev. die); Varbanov 5255 var. (temple arrangement). Green patina, light porosity. Near VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Tachev, one in CoinArchives.

Ex Pegasi VIII (29 April 2003), lot 286.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:31:40 ET.

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