THRACE, Philippopolis. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ (32mm, 23.88 g, 5h). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 517. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Philippopolis. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ (32mm, 23.88 g, 5h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche, wearing kalathos, standing left, holding patera and grain ears; to left, river-god Hebrus reclining right on urn from which water flows. Varbanov, Philippopolis V.3.1.1 (this coin); Mouchmov, Philippopolis –; RPC III 753.1 (this coin); Varbanov 643. Green-brown patina, light smoothing. Good VF. Extrmely rare, only two specimens known to Varbanov, three in RPC.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 745 (hammered for €900); Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 581.


Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 12:52:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.