Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 72 | Auction date: 14 June 2006 |
Lot number: 1163 | |
Lot description: IONIA, Smyrna. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (35mm, 23.20 g, 6h). (Claudius) Rufinus Sophistes, strategus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Three neocorate temples, the central one in elevation, with statue of Zeus, the two side tetrastyle temples in perspective; POVFINOV COFI in two lines in exergue. Klose 12 (V4/R11); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 2228 (same obv. die). VF, brown surfaces. Estimate: $500 |