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LOT 2794
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 240.
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC, eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to left and holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VII.2, 3488; McAlee 860; Prieur 282. Near Extremely Fine.(11.44gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
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LOT 2794
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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