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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #40
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                 Lot Number: 64596
                 Estimate: $100.00
                 Final Sale Price: $161.70
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                 Denomination: 23mm
                 Grade: VF tan patina
                 Reference: BMC Phoenicia pg.88, 245; Lindgren, AML 2273




  Phoenicia, Berytos. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 23mm (7.03 gm). Cos. 1 (239-241 AD).
  IMP GORDIANVS AVG COS I, radiate bust right / COL IVL AVG FEL BER, nude Dionysos
  standing facing, head left, holding grape arbor and cornucopiae, panther at feet;
  star in left field. BMC Phoenicia pg. 88, 245; Lindgren, AML 2273 (this coin). VF,
  tan patina, light porosity. Estimate $100.






Online auction number 40 closed October 22, 2001.



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