PHRYGIA. Philomelium. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Assarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 5.16 g, 6 h), Claudius Traianus, magistrate. AY•KA•CЄΠ CЄYHPOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ЄΠΙ•ΚΛ•ΤΡΑ[IA ΦΙΛΟ]ΜΗΛЄⲰΝ Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding phiale in his right hand and thyrsos in his left; at feet to left, altar. BMC -. Naumann 42 (2016), 531. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. Extremely rare. Minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Mark Gibbons, Newcastle, ex Leu Web Auction 16, 22 May 2021, 2840.