010d Caracalla, Hadrianopolis Thracia, Tetrassarion

THRACE, Hadrianopolis.

Ruler: Caracalla. AD 198-217. 

Denomination: Æ Tetrassarion,  Struck AD 212-217.

Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward and shield;

Reverse: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; below, Gaia reclining left holding two grain ears. 

Reference:  Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 279 (V157/R270); Varbanov Greek Imperial coins vol. II 3593. 

Weight: 11,78 g

Provenance: Exemplar der Auktion Lanz 161, München 2015, Nr. 374.

Note: Very rare; one of only 5 examples to have appeared on the market in the last 25 years, listed on coinarchives.pro (the finest of all the 5 specimens)

Sammlung : 30 Roman Sestertii, asses and dupondii