THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 26mm (10.69 gm). AVT K M ANT GOP­IANOC AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Herakles and the apples of the Hesperides: ADRIA-NO-POLEITWN, Herakles, with lion's skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding apples from the garden of Hesperides in right hand and club in left. SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Thrace, etc. pg. 120, 35; Mionnet -; Voegtli -; Cornell 91 (this coin). EF, dark brown patina with some green. ($300) From the David Simpson Collection.Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1697. Lot sold for $375, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.