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Lot 79. Gordianus III AE 27, Caesarea

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Gordianus III AE 27, Caesarea

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eAuction #47, Lot 79. Estimate: CHF 75.00

Gordianus III (238-244 AD). AE 27 (11.27 g), Cappadocia, Caesarea, 243 AD.
Obv. AY K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. MHTPO KAIC B N / ET ς, Agalma of Mt. Argaeus placed on altar.
Sydenham, Caesarea Suppl. 615a; for countermark see ibid. p. 18 and Howgego 12.

Countermark on obverse, bearing radiate head of Helios right. Nice brown toning. Very fine.

From the François Righetti collection.





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