Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2



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                        Lot: 422

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                        THRACE, Perinthus: Gordian III. AD 238-244. AE 40 mm 
                        medallion (41.82 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Gordian III (AD 238-244). Bronze medallion 
                        (40 mm, 41.82 gm). Perinthus, Thrace. AVT. K. M. ANT 
                        GO-RDIANOC. AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen 
                        from front, Medusa head on cuirass, fold of cloak on 
                        left shoulder / PERINQEWN IWNWN B NEWKORWN (calling the 
                        Perinthians "twice neocorate"), city goddess standing 
                        left, holding two temples, in left field prize wreath 
                        with AKTIA below, in right field prize wreath with 
                        apples above and PVQIA below. Schoenert-Geiss 861 (these 
                        dies, 3 specimens). Very rare: perhaps only the fourth 
                        known example. Green patina. Very fine 

                        This piece has an interesting agonistic reverse type 
                        commemorating Perinthus' two provincial temples and the 
                        two festivals, one of Actian and the second of Pythian 
                        character, that were celebrated in connection with those 
                        temples. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 2,500 




...Lot was unsold.
 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).