ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of six (6) River-god themed provincial coins, Elagabalus from Moesia Inferior. Includes:
1) MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 10.11 g, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istrus reclining right, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows; left hand on galley. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.1; RPC VI Online 1391; AMNG –; Varbanov 1590. Olive green patina, light roughness, flan crack. Near VF.
2) MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (27mm, 10.62 g, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istrus reclining right, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows; left hand on galley. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.1; RPC VI Online 1391; AMNG –; Varbanov 1590. Olive green patina, flan crack. Near VF.
3) MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (24mm, 8.36 g, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istrus reclining right, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows; left hand on galley. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.1; RPC VI Online 1391; AMNG –; Varbanov 1590. Brown patina, roughness. Fine.
4) MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (25.5mm, 9.24 g, 12h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate head right / River-god Istrus reclining left, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.4; RPC VI Online 1490; AMNG 836; Varbanov 1589 corr. (obv. bust and legend). Brown patina, roughness. Near VF.
5) MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 9.15 g, 12h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate head right / River-god Istrus reclining left, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.4; RPC VI Online 1490; AMNG 836; Varbanov 1589 corr. (obv. bust and legend). Brown patina, roughness. Near VF.
6) MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Tetrassarion (25.5mm, 9.53 g, 12h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate head right / River-god Istrus reclining left, holding reed and resting on urn from which water flows. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.26.32.4; RPC VI Online 1490; AMNG 836; Varbanov 1589 corr. (obv. bust and legend). Brown patina with earthen highlights, minor roughness. Near VF. For Lot: Fine-Near VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.
Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 15:27:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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