★ Ex Tkalec, 7 May 2006, 177 ★

MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 27 mm, 11.95 g, 8 h), Aurelius Gallus, legatus Augusti pro praetore, 201-203. AY Κ Λ CΕ• CΕY HΡ OC•Π Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΥΠ ΑΥΡ ΓΑΛΛ ΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ / ΠΡΟC Ι Youthful Herakles standing front, head to right, leaning on club set on ground with his right hand and holding apples in his left; lion skin draped over his left arm. AMNG I -. Hristova/Jekov 8.14.14.6 ( this coin illustrated ). Varbanov -. A beautiful piece of fine style with a magnificent turquoise patina and a wonderful reverse. Minor deposits, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes, Numismatica Ars Classica 144, 8 May 2024, 1108 (without further pedigree) and ex Tkalec, 7 May 2006, 177.