CILICIA, Lyrbe. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 3mm (16.52 gm). AVT K M ANT GOP­IANOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / LVP-BEITWN, holy tree over decorated baetyl placed between two railings. SNG von Aulock 5697 = Kraft pl. 109, 24 (this coin); SNG Levante 268 (same dies); SNG France -. Good VF, dark brown patina, porous. ($750) From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Spink's Numismatic Circular (July-August 1980), no. 6210; Auctiones S.A. 8 (27-28 June 1978), lot 472; Von Aulock Collection.Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1749. Lot sold for $600, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.