351, Lot: 459. Estimate $150.
Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (29mm, 12.88 g, 8h). Tullius Menophilus, l
egatus consularis. Struck AD 238-241. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Serapis, wearing calathus, facing one another / Triumphal arch surmounted by three figures, each holding a patera and spear; E (mark of value) in central gateway. H&J,
Marcianopolis 6.37.46.6; Varbanov 1945 corr. (obv. legend); AMNG I 1166; Pfeiffer –. VF, green patina. Very rare.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 176 (14 November 2007), lot 201.
