SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Claudia Leucas. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (21mm, 5.91 g, 12h). Dated CY 275 (AD 238). Near VF.

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Lot: 521. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Claudia Leucas. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (21mm, 5.91 g, 12h). Dated CY 275 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and apples, lion’s skin draped over arm; [ЄOC] (date) in legend. RPC VII.2 3533.7 (this coin); BMC 7; Dow, ACTTB, p. 62 (this coin). Brown patina, light porosity. Near VF. Rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 191, 9 July 2008), lot 122.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Jacob’s Trip to Haran. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 12:54:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.