MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. GORDIAN III Æ Pentassarion 
(26mm/12.74 gm) Tullius Menophilus Consular Legate VF
Item Number : 54064

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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. GORDIAN III (238-244 AD). Æ 
Pentassarion. Tullius Menophilus, consular legate. Laureate, draped 
and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, vis à vis draped bust of 
Serapis left / VP MHNOFILOV MAP-KIANOPOLI-T/W, Zeus standing left, 
holding thunderbolt and sceptre, eagle at feet left; E in left 
field. AMNG I 1121; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Budapest 262; Varbanov 
1946. 26mm. 12.74 gm. Lignt roughness - good surfaces for this type. 
VF, brown patina.  Excellent detail and fine style. 
 
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; Ex Coin Galleries (February 
1997), lot 631.02_052