MACEDON, Thessalonica. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (26mm, 9.57 g, 1h). Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 241-4. VF.

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Lot: 473. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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MACEDON, Thessalonica. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (26mm, 9.57 g, 1h). Pythian Games issue. Struck AD 241-4. Lauriate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Agonistic crown inscribed ΠVΘIA, containing palm frond. Touratsoglou 111 (V28/R81); RPC VII.2 353; Varbanov 4535 corr. (obv. legend, same dies) = Varbanov 4583. Green-brown patina. VF. Very rare.

Ex Italo Vecchi Collection (Roma E-Sale 76, 5 November 2020), lot 745; Roma IV (30 September 2012), lot 2420.


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 12:37:20 ET.

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