★ An extremely rare pentassarion of Caracalla from Hypaepa ★

LYDIA. Hypaepa. Caracalla, 198-217. Pentassarion (Orichalcum, 34 mm, 20.75 g, 6 h), Ti. Fl. Herodes Papionos, strategos. AY•KAI•M•AY• ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind; in field to right, countermark: cult statue of Artemis Anaitis within oval incuse. Rev. ЄΠI CTPA TI ΦΛ HPΩΔOY ΠAΠIΩNOC / A // YΠAIΠHN/ΩN Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left, within tetrastyle temple. Altinoluk T119A.1 = Helios 5 (2010), 798 ( same dies ). BMC -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM -. Imhoof-Blumer, LS -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Winterthur -. For countermark: Howgego 233. Extremely rare. A very attractive piece with a fine portrait. Good very fine.