Extremely Rare Gordian II Tetradrachm

409, Lot: 472. Estimate $750. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian II. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.96 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). A K M AN ΓOP∆IANOC AΦ ЄVCЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L A (date) to upper left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 3359 (R5) = Osnabrück 1804. VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare type for Gordian II.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 743 (cataloged as Gordian I).