GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. AR Antoninianus (5.00 gm). Antioch mint. IMP CAES 
      M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from 
      behind / [P M TR] P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe 
      and transverse sceptre. RIC IV -; RSC -. Not listed in the major 
      references. Nice VF. Overstruck on an Aequitas reverse. ($300) From the 
      George His Collection of coins of Gordian III, with his ticket. Ex Frank 
      Sternberg Auktion XIX (18-19 Novermber 1987), lot 744. An interesting 
      overstrike published in Johan van Heesch, "Un antoninien refrappé de 
      Gordien III émis à Antioche," CENB 30/2 (April-June 1993), pp. 24 and 28 
      (this coin).


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2068.
 
 Lot sold for $425, plus buyers fees.

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