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LOT 3649
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, head to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC 298a; Cohen 111; Hunter 134. Very Fine.(22.24gr, 30mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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