CILICIA, Tarsus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (32.5mm, 15.29 g, 1h). Struck AD 238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Cydnus reclining left, holding cornucopia and resting elbow in urn from which water flows. RPC VII.2 3015.2 (this coin); SNG BN –; SNG Levante Supp. 281 (same dies). Earthen green and orange patina, patch of roughness on obverse. VF. Very rare, only three known to RPC, including this coin.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Berk BBS 106 (20 January 1999), lot 778.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 11:21:00 ET.

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