109, Lot: 104. Estimate $200. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Miletopolis. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ Medallion (45mm, 33.68 gm). Aurelius Hermus, strategos. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, viewed from the front, olding sceptre over shoulder /
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MEILH[TOPO] around,
LEITWN in exergue, Gordian on horseback galloping right, thrusting lance at lion crouching left. SNG France -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Mysia -; Lindgren III 263 (this coin). Fine, green patina.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.