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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3063883, member: 87404&quot;]I&#039;ve recently picked up a couple of provincial coins from Pautalia, Thrace that I thought I&#039;d share.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]768856[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pautalia, Thrace</b></p><p><b>Faustina II, AE, 147-153 AD</b></p><p>Obverse: ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right, hair knotted behind head.</p><p>Reverse: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC, Tyche, kalathos on head, standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.</p><p>References: BMC 142,12, Ruzicka 139; Moushmov 4114; Varbanov 4490</p><p>Size: 22.3mm, 7.17g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]768857[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pautalia, Thrace</b></p><p><b>Geta as Ceasar, AE, 209-211 AD</b></p><p>Obverse: P CEPTI - GETAC K, draped bust right.</p><p>Reverse: PAVTALIWTWN, Braided basket filled with grapes.</p><p>References: Ruzicka 847; Varbanov 5348; Unlisted in WoodWinds</p><p>Size: 18mm, 4.62g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]768867[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The site of Pautalia (modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyustendil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyustendil" rel="nofollow">Kyustendil, Bulgaria</a>) was settled in the Iron Age by the Thracian Dentheletes tribe. It was located near thermal springs and remains of the ancient city include a temple of Asclepios and Roman baths. In the 1990s, excavation of nearby 2nd century A.D. tumuli unearthed bronze surgical instruments and a small bronze case containing a variety of medicines.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]768866[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m really liking the other portraits I&#039;ve seen and the varieties of reverses. <b><i>Please post your coins of Pautalia!</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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