From the Gemini IV Auction, Closed January 8, 2008.



                  Lot # 460 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$250 / Price 
                  Realized: US$200 
                  Gordian III, Lot of 2 Rome-mint antoniniani with legend 
                  errors. 2 silver antoniniani 



             
             



            Gordian III, Lot of 2 Rome-mint antoniniani with legend errors. 
            (238-244 AD). 2 silver antoniniani (4.48 and 4.98 gm). Rome, 239-240 
            AD. Both coins have obverse legend IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG and 
            belong to the end of the same issue that lasted from early in 239 
            until early in 240. Both show engraving errors, namely the omission 
            of one or two letters from the reverse legend. The first coin has 
            LIBERATAS AVG III instead of LIBERALITAS AVG III (LI omitted from 
            LIBERALITAS), RIC 67 variety, no specimen with this error recorded 
            in RIC. The second has ROMAE AETERNE instead of ROMAE AETERNAE (the 
            second A omitted from AETERNAE), RIC 70 variety, a footnote records 
            this error from our identical specimen, ex Trau Sale, lot 2644 
            (misprinted 2649 in RIC). Both coins seem to be the only recorded 
            specimens with these errors. TWO COINS IN LOT. Good very fine. 

            Both ex Triton V, 2002, George His Collection, part of lot 2061; the 
            second coin also ex Schulten, 11 April 1988, lot 700 and Gilhofer & 
            Ranschburg / A. Hess, 22 May 1935, Franz Trau Collection, lot 2644 
            (not illustrated). 




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  ... Lot 460 sold for high bid of $200 [ $230, or approx 158.7 EUR, 117.3 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 

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