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Lot 118. Gordianus III AE Medallion, Germe

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Unique Gordian III Medallion
Gordianus III AE Medallion, Germe

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Bidding closed (Sunday, September 11th, 19:59:00 CEST)
Current time: Saturday, April 27th, 08:49:32 CEST

Price realised: CHF 1'400.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'430.71 / USD 1'535.07 / GBP 1'227.64

High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #50, Lot 118. Estimate: CHF 1'500.00

Gordianus III (238-244 AD). AE Medallion (43 mm, 40.20 g), Germe, Mysia. Strategos Aelius Aristonicus
Obv. AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AYΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.
Rev. ЄΠI CTPA AIΛ APICTONEIKOY / ΓEPMHNΩN, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion's skin, holding club set on ground with left hand and pointing to ground (?) with right hand; on his right knee, small figure of Artemis facing, head right, drawing arrow from quiver with right Hand; to left, Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre in left; to right, city-goddess standing left, holding cornucopiae in left hand and crowning Herakles with a wreath with her right.
RPC VII online 111A (this coin, uncleaned). BMC -. Ehling -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -.

Apparently unique. Minor smoothing, otherwise, very fine.

Ex CNG EA 326, 7 May 2014, 282 (1200 USD), expertly cleaned since and revealing much more details. A highly interesting and unusually charming reverse composition.



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