115, Lot: 273. Estimate $75. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 35mm (19.93 gm). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TAPCOY M-HTPOPOLEWC, A/M/K G-B in fields, Mithras holding knife, kneeling on back of bull about to cut his throat. SNG Levante -; SNG France -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC Cilicia pg. 213, 258 (same reverse die). Fine, dark greenish-brown patina, light roughness, small cut on edge.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.