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Gordian II. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 18.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding shield set on ground in right hand and spear in left. RIC IV 8; BMCRE 31-2; Banti 7. Green patina, some smoothing. Near VF.
From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 2222; J. Schulman 258 (10 June 1974), lot 1929; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Part VIII, Glendining, 26 May 1959), lot 92; H. G. C. Day Collection.
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