162, Lot: 259. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 24mm (8.12 g). Dated RY 7 (AD 243/244). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHTP KAI B NE, ET Z across field, six grain ears. Bland, "The Bronze Coinage of Gordian III from Caesarea in Cappadocia," in
Studies in Ancient Coinage from Turkey, pg. 86, 189; Sydenham,
Caesarea 616. VF, brown and green patina, some encrustations.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.