Four Tetradrachms of Gordian I

CNG 105, Lot: 637. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.58 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; L A (date) across field. Köln 2598; Dattari (Savio) 4665; K&G 68.1; Emmett 3342.1. Good VF, dark brown surfaces. Rare.

From the Hermanubis Collection.