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LOT 3658
Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, naked, standing facing, looking to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC IV 298a. Very Fine. Some encrustations.(14.50gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 85, 17 June 2021, lot 2189 (company's ticket included).
Property of a London antiquarian.
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