Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1162. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 37mm (20.44 g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / Winged Elpis advancing right, lifting hem of skirt and holding flower. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, dark olive patina with areas of red. Possibly unique.