Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.00 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, mid AD 239. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 862.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Gold

Estimate: $ 2 500

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Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.00 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, mid AD 239. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian III standing left, holding parazonium in left hand, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 43; Calicó 3216; Biaggi 1364 (same dies). Toned over lustrous surfaces, hairlines. EF.

From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (6 March 2017), lot 582; Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 614; Vico 139 (12 June 2014), lot 226; Aretusa 2 (13 May 1994), lot 430; Ponterio 47 (8 March 1991), lot 1185; Classical Numismatic Auctions VII (4 May 1989), lot 396.


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