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Lot 118. Gordianus III AE Medallion, Germe
Unique Gordian III Medallion
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, September 11th, 19:59:00 CEST)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 12:41:53 CET
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CHF 1'400.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'503.01 / USD 1'570.73 / GBP 1'249.43
Bid history
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CHF 1'400.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-09-07, 08:46:04
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CHF 1'300.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2016-09-10, 10:45:12
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CHF 1'200.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-08-28, 19:21:01
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 1
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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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