CARIA, Aphrodisias. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Diassarion (30mm, 14.16 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 238-241. Fine.Electronic Auction 552 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CARIA, Aphrodisias. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Diassarion (30mm, 14.16 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 238-241. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Winged pantheistic deity standing facing, wearing calathus, holding cubit rule and cornucopia; at feet, wheel and serpent. MacDonald, Coinage, Type 188 (O235/R433); RPC VII.1 624. Earthen brown patina. Fine. Very rare, only three known to RPC, one additional known to MacDonald. |