THRACE, Pautalia. Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Æ Tetrassarion (30.5 mm, 23.50g, 6h). Struck under C. Aelius Oneratus, hegemon.

THRACE, Pautalia. Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Æ Tetrassarion (30.5 mm, 23.5g, 6h). Struck under C. Aelius Oneratus, hegemon.

• Obv: AVT KAI Λ CEΠ CEOYHPOC – laureate and cuirassed bust right.

• Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC – eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left, wreath in beak, wings displayed.

• Refs: Tachev Pautalia 3 (O1/R3); cf. Ruzicka 261; Varbanov 4650 (same dies)

• Condition: Near VF, dark brown patina, light obverse scrapes as made. 30.5 mm, 23.50 g

• Provenance: Ex CNG eAuction 529, Lot 446 (14 Dec 2022); ex Berk BBS 216, 27 July 2021, lot 471

• Note: CNG catalogued it "Extremely rare, only one specimen known to Tachev, the second known".