Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1505. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $1350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 28mm (18.39 g, 12h). Patara mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch and bow; at feet, raven standing left, head right; to right, serpent entwined around low column; all within distyle temple façade; in pediment, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings displayed. Von Aulock, Münzprägung 253a = Waddington 3144; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 115; BMC 17. Near VF, dusty green patina. Extremely rare.