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Lot 66. Gordianus III AE34, Tarsus
Herakles and the apples of the Hesperides
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(Sunday, September 19th, 19:22:00 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 05:08:39 CET
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CHF 60.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 64.45 / USD 67.15 / GBP 53.59
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CHF 60.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2021-09-19, 19:15:18
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #73, Lot 66. Estimate: CHF 75.00
Gordianus III (238-244 AD). AE34 (21.86 g). Cilicia, Tarsus.
Obv. AVT K
M ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC CEB / Π Π, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to
right, holding spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion between two
serpents.
Rev. TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩ, A / M in left field, K / Γ / B in right
field, Herakles standing left holding club in right hand, apples of the
Hesperides in left hand, lion skin hanging from left forearm, to left
dead serpent in tree.
SNG
Paris 1669 (same dies).
Light green patina. Fine/almost very fine.
See Voegtli, Heldenepen, pp. 42-44: this scene
appears on the provincial coins of Tarsus and ten other cities.
From the François Righetti Collection.
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