#037
A new die combination for
Gordian IIIGordian III, AD 238-244
AE 27, 13.0g
struck under Sabinius Modestus
obv. AVT K M ANT G - ORDIANOC
AVG Bust, draped and
cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. VP CAB MODECTOV - N - IKOPOLEITWN PR (WN and PR
ligate)
in r.field one below the other O / C / I / C / T / R
in upper l.
field one below the other O / N
Athena, in long double
chiton, helmeted, stg. frontal,
head l., resting with raised l. hand on
inverted spear and holding with r. hand
shield set on ground
ref. a) nicht in
AMNG:
cf. AMNG I/1, 2052 (for the
type only)
b)
Varbanov 4176 (but
Varbanov doesn't care about
legend breaks!)
c) not in
Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2017):
rev. No. 8.36.4.6 (same die)
obv. e.g. No. 8.36.5.2 (same die)
gsimonel,
Ebay, April 2017
Best regards