Rome Provincial, Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Philip I 'the Arab' and Otacilia Severa 244-249, Pentassarion

Weight 12,85 g, 27 mm. An extremely rare coin, unique on the numismatic market; RPC online lists only 2 known specimens in much poorer states of preservation, both in public collections in Sofia and Bucharest; the coin offered is the only specimen available on the numismatic market, additionally preserved in excellent condition with beautiful details, no defects, and an attractive patina. Gaius Ulpius Pacatus Prastina Messalinus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Reference: RPC VIII online - (unassigned; ID 70463) (2 specimens); AMNG -.