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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of three (3) River-god themed provincial coins, Gordian III from Nicopolis ad Istrum. Includes:
1) MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.22 g, 6h). Sabinus Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istros reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. HH&J, Nikopolis 8.36.32.1; RPC VII.2 1297; AMNG 2069; Varbanov 4220. Green patina, porosity, flan crack. Good Fine.
2) MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (28mm, 12.79 g, 6h). Sabinus Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istros reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. HH&J, Nikopolis 8.36.32.1; RPC VII.2 1297; AMNG 2069; Varbanov 4220. Earthen green patina, light roughness. Near VF. Ex Malter Galleries (ND).
3) MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.59 g, 12h). Sabinus Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Istros reclining left, holding reed and resting elbow on urn from which water flows. HH&J, Nikopolis 8.36.32.3; RPC VII.2 1298; AMNG 2068; Varbanov –. Green patina with patches of red, roughness. Near VF. For Lot: Fine-Near VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.
Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 15:26:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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