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LOT 3151
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Odessos, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis to left, wearing kalathos; cornucopia behind / OΔHCCЄITΩN, Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at his feet; E (mark of value) in upper left field. RPC VII.2, 1576; AMNG 2326. Very Fine.(11.25gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3151
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Odessos, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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