★ A very rare tetrassarion from Philippopolis ★

THRACE. Philippopolis. Hadrian, 117-138. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 32 mm, 25.47 g, 6 h). ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΦIΛΙΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN City-goddess standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and grain ears and poppy in her left; to left, river god Hebrus reclining right, resting right on urn and holding reed in his left hand. RPC III online 746.7 ( this coin ). Varbanov IV.4.2.1.2.1. ( this coin ). Very rare. Somewhat smoothed and with light pitting, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Eric ten Brink, ex Gorny & Mosch 261, 4 March 2019, 461, Gorny & Mosch 241, 10 October 2016, 1794 and Gorny & Mosch 224, 13 October 2014, 353.