294, Lot: 498. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (25mm, 12.02 g, 12h). Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Galley left with captain, seven oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below. Spijkerman 93; Rosenberger 90; SNG ANS 1332-8. Near VF, mottled red, green, and brown patina, earthen highlights.