Watch List notes:

MOESIA INFERIOR. Marcianopolis. Philip II, as Caesar, 244-247. Pentassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 11.94 g, 1 h). Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙ/ϹΑΡ ΑΥΓ Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, on the left, facing draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, on the right. Rev. ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙ/ΤΩΝ Coiled serpent (Glykon) with bearded head to left; in field to right, E. Hristova/Jekov 6.44.22.1 (this coin illustrated). RPC VIII online ID 27865 (this coin illustrated). Varbanov 2101. A beautiful piece with a wonderful green patina and an unusually detailed rendering of Glykon on the reverse. Minor edge cracks, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of Dr. Plümacher, Peus 431, 27 April 2022, 3640, ex Peus 369, 31 October 2001, 1335 and Münz Zentrum Köln 104, 6 September 2000, 384.