Watch List notes:

THRACE. Pautalia. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 29 mm, 14.87 g, 12 h). AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNINOC Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. VΛΠΙΑC ΠΑVΤΑΛΙΑ-C Nymph reclining left, right hand resting on a galley, left arm resting on overturned urn from which water flows; behind and above, grapevine; in exergue, field of grain; above, child standing right plucking grapes from the vine, with the legend BOTPV (bunch of grapes) behind him; at the nymph's feet, a second child carrying a sack over his shoulder advancing to right, with the legend APΓY/POC (silver); in exergue, a third child standing right, picking grain ears, with the legend ΣΤΑΧV (grain ear); a fourth child seated to left behind vine, with arms extended, and with the legend XPYΣOΣ (gold). Ruzicka 634. Varbanov 5174. An interesting reverse type referencing the abundance of the city of Pautalia. Green patina. Fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, acquired in March 2002.