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LOT 3095

Gordian III AE 26mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 238-244.

Struck AD 241-244. IMP CAES M [ANT GORDIANVS AVG COS II P P], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL IVL [AVG FEL BER], temple with four columns enclosing bust of Astarte wearing turreted crown and flanked on each side by cornucopiae and aquilae; on roof, Neptune abducting Beroe flanked by two Victories holding wreath; pellet in pediment; in exergue, lion advancing to right. RPC VII.2, 3558; BMC 236-9; SNG Copenhagen 122. Near Very Fine.(13.01gr, 26mm, 1h.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3095

Gordian III AE 26mm of Berytus, Phoenicia.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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