RP63482. Bronze AE 25, H-J Marcianopolis 6.32.1.8 (R3); AMNG I/I 1021; Varbanov I 1775; SNG Cop 246; BMC Thrace p. 37, 72, F, flan crack, cleaning scratches, green patina, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, weight 8.445g, maximum diameter 25.1mm, die axis 180
o, consular legate Tiberius Julius Festus, 222 - 235; obverse AYT K M AYP CEYH AΛEZANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse YΠ TIB IOYΛ ΦHCTOY MAPKIANOΠOΛIT,ΩN (OY, AP ligate, ΩN ligate in exergue, eagle standing slightly right, wings open, head and tail left, wreath in beak; USA import restricted type, from the old stock of a retiring Ohio dealer acquired by Forum in 2012;
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