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
Lot: 526. Estimated: $ 300

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.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 1047.


Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 12:55:00 ET.

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