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LOT 2775

Gordian III AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.

Sabinius Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. AVT • K • M • ANT • ΓOPΔIANOC • AVΓ •, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VΠ CAB MOΔЄCTOV NIKO-ΠOΛЄITΩN ΠP(ligate)-OC ICTPON, Sarapis seated to left, extending right arm over Cerberus, and holding sceptre with left. RPC VII.2, 1301; AMNG 2045. Very Fine.(12.05gr, 27mm, 12h.).

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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2775

Gordian III AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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