Details
LOT 3192
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Rome mint; struck February-March AD 244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and resting her left arm on column. RIC IV 151; RSC 327. Near Extremely Fine.(3.87gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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