MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.95 g, 12h). Statius Longinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / River-god Istros reclining left, head right, holding tree and reed, resting elbow on urn from which water flows. HH&J 8.23.32.6; AMNG 1763 var. (bust type, legends); Varbanov 3483 var. (same). Brown patina, cleaning scratches, edge chip. EF. Very rare variety.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 732200, July 2001.