THRACE, Philippopolis. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (32mm, 25.59 g, 7h). Quintus Tullius Maximus, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae. Struck AD 163/4. VF.Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Philippopolis. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (32mm, 25.59 g, 7h). Quintus Tullius Maximus, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae. Struck AD 163/4. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River-god Hebrus reclining left, holding grain ears, resting on urn from which water flows; behind, tree. Varbanov, Philippopolis X.7.3.1 (this coin); Mouchmov, Philippopolis 149; RPC IV.1 Online 7505 corr. (obv. bust); Varbanov 904. Dark green patina, roughness. VF. Very rare, only one known to RPC, the second known. |