THRACE. Byzantium. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Diassarion (Orichalcum, 25 mm, 9.00 g, 12 h). ΑΥ•Κ•Λ•CЄΠ•CЄΥΗΡΟC•Π Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right. Rev. ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ Herakles standing right, holding his right hand behind his back and leaning his left on club set on rock; lion's skin draped over club. Schönert-Geiss 1468-71. Varbanov 1730. Very rare. A well struck example with a particularly powerful rendering of Herakles. Slightly rough and with minor peripheral weakness, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.