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Auction: 330 - A Selection of Fine World Coins and Medals at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria
Lot: 207

Roman Empire, Gordian III

(AD 238-244), AV Aureus, 5.17g, Rome, 241.
Obs. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus standing right, feeding snake held in her arms. Ref.. RIC 123.

Extremely Fine. In NGC holder, graded MS; Strike 5/5, surface 4/5



A gem Gordian III gold AV aureus, very seldom seen on the market in such MS condition with a portrait virtually as struck and a gorgeous gold luster.

Estimate
$20,000 to $25,000