Lot 128
Rome. Gordian III, 238-244 AD. Gold Aureus (4.83 g), Rome, struck 241-243 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. Reverse: Hercules, nude and laureate, standing right, resting hand on hip, the other holds his lion skin and club, propped on a rock; VIRTVTI AVGVSTI. Fr-511; RIC 108; Biaggi 1373/4; Calicó 3242; C. 401. Sharp, highly lustrous and very attractive. Fine portrait of the young, lightly mustachioed emperor. NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 86; ex Bank Leu 13, 29 April 1975, 475.
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