THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (28.5mm, 15.79 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / River-god Oiskos reclining left, holding grain ears and reed, resting elbow on urn from which water flows. Ruzicka, Serdica 286 var. (bust); H&J, Serdica 12.18.32.– var. (bust); Varbanov 2424 var. (obv. legend and bust). Dark green patina. Good VF. Extremely rare, unpublished bust type. Artistic dies.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 152541, May 2004.