★ A very rare pentassarion of Caracalla from Byzantion ★

THRACE. Byzantium. Caracalla, 198-217. Pentassarion (Bronze, 33 mm, 18.95 g, 1 h), Ailios Pontikos, magistrate. ANTΩNINOC AYΓOYCTOC Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, holding spear over his left shoulder. Rev. ΕΠI•AI•ΠΟ NT IKOY BYZANTIΩN Garlanded altar between two fish traps or large basket-torches. Schönert-Geiss 1554. Varbanov 1791. Very rare. Somewhat smoothed, otherwise, very fine.