206, Lot: 272. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYCIA, Patara. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 29mm (18.43 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo standing left, holding branch and bow; to left, eagle standing left, head right, on omphalos; to right, tripod entwined with serpent. von Aulock 197 = SNG von Aulock 4385; SNG Copenhagen 117. VF, dark gray patina with some green deposits.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.