Auction Catalogue

15 February 2017

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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№ 170

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£2,800

Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian II Africanus, Sestertius, Rome, March-April 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg, rev. romae aeternae, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and sceptre, s c in exergue, 20.16g (RIC 5; BMC 23; C 9; Sear 8470). Good fine, green-brown patina, very rare £400-600

Provenance: Seaby List M315, August 1940 (68414)