IONIA, Ephesus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (48.5mm, 56.17 g, 12h). Homonoia with Alexandria in Egypt. Near VF.Triton XXVII Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Ephesus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (48.5mm, 56.17 g, 12h). Homonoia with Alexandria in Egypt. AYT K M ANTΩ ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / EΦECIN K AΛЄΞANΔPЄΩN, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, wearing calathus, with supports on left; to right, Serapis standing left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left, on galley sailing left with full sail and rowers; in the background, coastal line with series of buldings with a large temple in the center; to right of the temple, boar running right. Franke & Nollé 555 (VsU/Rs59); Karwiese, MvE 5, 899 (V30/R71); RPC VII.1 400. Red-brown patina, roughness, smoothing and light tooling, once gilt with traces remaining, holed and plugged. Near VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC. |