THRACE. Philippopolis. Geta, 209-211. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 30 mm, 16.44 g, 12 h). ΑΥΤ Κ Π CΕΠΤΙΜΙΟC ΓΕΤΑC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Eumolpos standing front, head to left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar with his right hand and holding torch with his left. RPC V.1 (forthcoming) -. Varbanov -. Varbanov, Philippopolis, -. Unpublished and unique, with a very interesting reverse. Some traces of corrosion and with light scratches, otherwise, very fine.



Eumolpos, a prominent figure in Greaek mythology, was a Thracian king and the legendary founder of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the ancient religious rites of Demeter and Persephone. He was hailed as one of the founders of Philippopolis and had a sanctuary devoted to him on one of the city's three hills, which was named Eumolpia in his honor.