230, Lot: 220. Estimate $75. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 34mm (21.75 g, 6h). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding shield decorated with aegis and spear / The Three Graces. SNG France 1718-19 (same dies); SNG Levante 1131 (same dies). Fine, brown patina with some green encrustation, light porosity.
From the Mark Staal Collection of The Three Graces.