94, Lot: 101. Estimate $150. Sold for $152. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYCIA, Arycanda. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 32mm (17.45 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Radiate deity wearing Phrygian cap riding right, brandishing club. Von Aulock, Die Münzprägung des Gordian III und der Tranquillina in Lykien 29-35 (obverse and reverse dies of nos. 29 and 33 respectively); BMC Lycia pg. 45, 5-6, pl. X, 5; Weber 7253. VF, dark green patina. Rare city.

Arycanda only struck coins during the reign of Gordian III, both in his name and in that of his wife, Tranquillina. Of special interest is the fact that this coin shares its obverse die with coins issued for the city of Acalissus.