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LOT 3102
Gordian III AE 26mm of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AD 238-244.
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ(ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AΔPIANOΠOΛЄITΩN, Demeter standing to left, holding ears of corn and torch. RPC VII.2, 700. Good Very Fine.(8.57gr, 26mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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