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Coin ID #13431

Daldis (AD 238-244) AE 48 - Gordian III

Gordian III. 238-244 AD. AE48 - Medallion (60.65g, 6h). L. Aur. Hephaestionos, principal archon for the second time. AVT K • M ANT ΓOPΔIAN[OC], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Є–Π • Λ • AVP H–ΦAICTIΩNOC APX A T B, ΔAΛΔIAN/ΩN, Perseus advancing left, approaching the three Gorgon sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) sleeping below a tree; winged Hypnos stands behind them; to upper left, Apollo Citharoedus within tetrastyle temple; to lower left, horse standing left, head right. Near EF, brown and green patina, very minor doubling. A beautifully composed and highly enigmatic mythological scene. Extremely rare.

File information
Filename:10400455.jpg
City/Mint name:Daldis
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:RPC VII.1, 200 (A1/R1); Kraft pl. 45, 57 (same dies)
Valuation:CNG Triton XX (1/2017), lot 455 ($17000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:109 KiB
Date added:Jan 25, 2017
Dimensions:800 x 385 pixels
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