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Lot 36. Gordianus III AE22, Homonoia Alexandria-Ephesos

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Gordianus III AE22, Homonoia Alexandria-Ephesos

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eAuction #48, Lot 36. Estimate: CHF 250.00

Gordianus III (238-244 AD). AE22 (5.84 g), Ephesos, Ionia. Homonoia issue with Alexandria in Egypt.
Obv. AVT K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind.
Rev. EΦECIΩN AΛEΞANΔPEΩN, Apis-bull to right, ornamented with crescent on flank, necklace and globe between horns.
SNG von Aulock 1937. SNG München 283.

Very rare. Very fine / good very fine.

The reverse shows the Apis-bull famously associated with Egyptian culture, an appropriate type for a Homonoia-issue with Alexandria.



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