MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 27 mm, 8.90 g, 8 h), Ovinius Tertullus, legatus consularis, 198-201. AYT ΚAI Λ CΕΠTI CΕYHΡOC ΠEP Laureate, draped and cuirassed busts of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΕΠΙ CTPA / ΥΠΑ ΟΟΥI ΤЄΡΤΥΛΛΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ The mountain god Haimos seated left on rocks, head to right, placing his right hand on his head and holding scepter in his left; below, bear emerging right from cave; to right, tree; in field to left, ΑΙΜΟC. AMNG I -. Hristova/Jekov 8.14.43.2. Varbanov 2774 corr. Very rare. Breaks in patina and with minor deposits and scratches, otherwise, good fine.

From a Swiss collection, privately acquired before 2014.