£135 - £180
MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE Tetrassarion, 28mm, 9.83g. Caecilius Maternus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck circa AD 187. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; cuirass decorated with helmeted bust of Athena. R. Zeus standing facing, head left, nude except for chlamys over shoulder, holding thunderbolt and long scepter; at feet left, eagle standing left, head right. H&J 6.10.1.3; RPC IV.1 Online 9525; Varbanov 698 var. (Zeus holds patera). Dark brown patina. Good VF. Very rare.
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