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LOT 3437
Gordian III AE 25mm of Edessa, Macedon. AD 238-244.
AV • K • M • ANT • ΓOPΔIANOC •, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / CΔC-C-CCΩN, Roma seated to left on shield, holding Nike, being crowned by the Tyche of Edessa standing to left behind, holding sceptre. Varbanov 3674. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(7.91gr, 25mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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