366, Lot: 48. Estimate $300. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.18 g, 3h). Indian imitation. IMP GORDDI(ΛH)VS PIVS PEL ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M T R P II COS P P, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter. Cf. RIC IV 74/22 (obv./rev.); cf. Calicó 3219/3215 (same); Turner –. Good Fine, lightly toned, light scratches.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.