CARIA, Aphrodisias. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 3 Assaria (21.86 gm). AVK 
      MAN GOP­IANOC CE, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AFR-O-D-EI, 
      CIEWN, cult-statue of Aphrodite right on plinth between small figure of 
      priestess(?) and low altar with conical cover(?); on either side, cippus 
      surmounted by Eros, poised on one leg, holding torch toward cult statue. 
      MacDonald Type 180 (dies O229/R418); Hunterian 4; BMC Caria pg. 46, 126; 
      Cornell 105 (this coin). VF, dark brown patina with earthen highlights. 
      ($750) From the David Simpson Collection.Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1730.
 
 Lot sold for $1100, plus buyers fees.

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