GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. Æ 'Medallic' As (10.89 gm). IMP GORDIANVS PIVS 
      FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PONTIFEX MAX TR P 
      IIII, COS II P P in exergue, Gordian standing left in slow quadriga, 
      holding branch and eagle-tipped sceptre, and being crowned by Victory; 
      before her, two solders. RIC IV 321a; Cohen 289. VF, brown patina, porous. 
      Very rare. ($500) From the George His Collection of coins of Gordian III, 
      with his ticket. Ex Classical Numismatic Review, XVII/3 (1992), no. 232. 
      As noted in RIC, this is perhaps a small medallion as it lacks the letters 
      "S C" on the reverse.Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2084.
 
 Lot sold for $575, plus buyers fees.

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