Rare Gordian I Tetradrachm

255, Lot: 278. Estimate $300. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.23 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche-Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; LA (date) to left. Köln 2604 (same obv. die); Dattari (Savio) 4662; K&G 68.14. VF, greyish-green patina, flan irregularity. Rare.