Gemini III, January 9th, 2007



                  Lot # 432 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$4500 / Price 
                  Realized: US$6000 
                  Gordian III. Gold aureus 



             



            Gordian III. (238-244 AD). Gold aureus (4.63 gm). Rome, 241 AD. IMP 
            GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / 
            P M TR P IIII COS II P P, emperor standing right, laureate and in 
            military dress, holding spear or scepter under right arm, its bottom 
            half visible between his legs, and with a globe in his extended left 
            hand. Calico 3223 (same reverse die). Reverse type variant of RIC 
            105 and Cohen 252. Mint state. 

            The standard type, struck in all denominations from 240 until 243, 
            showed the emperor holding the spear diagonally upwards, its point 
            before his face. The variant type of our coin, an exception in 
            Gordian’s generally unchanging repertoire of types, appeared only on 
            rare aurei in 241. 




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  ... Lot 432 sold for high bid of $6000 [ $6900, or approx 5333.7 EUR, 3519 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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