THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (41mm, 39.13 g, 12h). Thracian Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 215. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 72. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (41mm, 39.13 g, 12h). Thracian Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 215. Laureate, heroic bust left, wearing aegis, seen from behind / Caracalla on horseback right, wearing military dress, chlamys flowing behind, about to spear fallen enemy kneeling right below. Varbanov, Philippopolis XV.6.5.2.3 (this coin cited); Peter, Koinon 2 (V1/R2); Mouchmov, Philippopolis 364; Varbanov 1421. Dark brown surfaces, smoothed and tooled. Good VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Glen Schinke, 8 September 2017. Ex Goldberg 100 (5 September 2017), lot 2195; Bertolami-ArtCoins Roma 6 (10 December 2012), lot 1058; Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 945.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:23:40 ET.



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