Details
LOT 3500
Electrotype of Gordian II AE Sestertius. AD 238.
Rome mint. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long sceptre in her left; at her side, shield; S C in exergue. For prototype: BMC 23; Cohen 9; RIC 5. Very Fine.(24.99gr, 30mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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