THRACE, Pautalia. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AE Tetrassarion (32 mm, 16.30 g, 12h?). Struck under T. Statilius Barbarus, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae, circa AD 195-198.

Obv. ΑΥΤ Κ Λ CΕΠ CΕΥΗΡΟC Π, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.

Rev. ΗΓΕΜ CΤΑ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΥ / ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΑC in two lines, in exergue ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΩΤΩΝ, Septimius Severus on horseback galloping right, about to spear a lion crouching left below.

Refs: Varbanov 4660 corr. (obv. legend); Ruzicka 265 corr.; Tachev 26 (this dies). Cf. Leu 14, 120.

Condition: Fine–VF, dark olive-green patina with earthen highlights, some smoothing on high points, full legends readable. Weight and module match published examples (Leu: 31 mm, 18.45 g; Stephen Album: AE31, 17.99 g).

Note: Leu calls this hunting type “Extremely rare. A very attractive coin with a lovely light green patina

THRACE, Pautalia. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AE Tetrassario

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