The Gigantomachy

370, Lot: 281. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (30mm, 15.06 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: pellet within incuse triangle / The Gigantomachy (the battle between the Giants and the Olympic Gods): Minerva standing right, holding shield and preparing to spear Porphyrion crouching left. SNG France 1011; SNG Levante 764. For c/m: cf. Howgego 798. VF, brown surfaces, some porosity.