Rare Gordian I Tetradrachm

198, Lot: 224. Estimate $500. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena seated left, holding Victory on globe and spear, shield leaning against throne; date to left. Köln 2600; Dattari 4656; Milne 3296; Emmett 3341. VF, gray patina, rough, porous surfaces.