REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN IMPERIAL. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Electrotype “Æ Bimetallic Medallion” (37mm, 48.16 g, 2h). British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready (marked R R on edge). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 367. Estimated: $ 150

Electrotypes & Reproductions, Bronze

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REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN IMPERIAL. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Electrotype “Æ Bimetallic Medallion” (37mm, 48.16 g, 2h). British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready (marked R R on edge). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder / Scene in the Circus Maximus: spina (obelisk in the center, two metae to either side) with two chariots racing left; above, three soldiers carrying palm fronds and Gordian and Victory (who crowns him with wreath) facing in chariot drawn by six horses; in foreground (from left to right): wounded gladiator being led away by an attendant, two boxers fighting, two pancratists, two wrestlers, two gladiators. Cf. Grueber 5 and pl. XLI, 4; cf. Gnecchi 27 and pl. 104, 10. Repatinated. VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 354 (1 July 2015), lot 795 (since repatinated); Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 132 (1 February 2006), lot 312.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 12:02:00 ET.



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