THRACE, Serdica. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (27mm, 9.33 g, 6h). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / River-god Oiskos reclining left, head right, holding reed, resting hand on urn from which water flows. Ruzicka, Serdica 20 var. (resting elbow on urn); H&J, Serdica 12.8.32.1 var. (same); RPC IV.1 Online 7400 var. (same); Varbanov 1909 var. (same). Brown patina, minor deposits, slight double strike. VF. Extremely rare, and likely unpublished variant of an already rare type.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 95 (4 August 2004), lot 88.