SteveJBrinkman Posted January 20, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) This was the first coin I purchased at the NYINC last week. I have previously acquired only one Roman provincial, an AE Pentassarion from Tomis. Now I have a collection! Denomination: Triassarion, AE25 Time frame: C. 150 CE Metal: AE Obverse: M AYPH OYH-POC KAICAP, draped bust right. Reverse: ΠΙΛΙΠΠΟ-ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩ(Ν), Nude Apollo standing to front, holding branch in left hand and patera over lighted altar with right. Mint: Philipoppolis, Thrace Weight: 9.58 g; 25mm Reference: Varbanov 808 var. (bust and legend) Provenance: Martina Dieterle, purchased Jan 13, 2023 at NYINC The coin has been smoothed in the fields but the process was expertly done. No apparent tooling of the devices, however the final "N" in the reverse legend is missing and was either removed in cleaning/smoothing or was omitted by the die cutter. Edited January 20, 2023 by SteveJBrinkman 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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