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                        Lot: 420

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Gordian II Africanus. AD 238. AE 
                        sestertius (24.86 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Gordian II Africanus (AD 238). Orichalcum 
                        sestertius (24.86 gm). Rome. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS 
                        AFR AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS 
                        AVGG S C, Virtus standing left, holding shield and spear 
                        resting on ground. BMCRE 31, pl. 42 (same obverse die). 
                        Cohen 15 (70 Fr.). RIC 8. Rare. Brown patina. Pleasant 
                        portrait. Bold very fine 

                        Ex NFA XI, 8 December 1982, lot 485. 


                        Estimated Value: $ 2,750 




...Sold for $3,500 USD [ approx 2660 EUR, 1855 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).