Details
LOT 3432
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing facing, head to right, leaning on club draped with lion skin set on rock. RIC IV 116; RSC 403. Very Fine.(2.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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