Arneai (AD 238-244) AE 29 - Gordian III

Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (16.52g, 12h). AV K MAP ANT Î“OPÎ”IANOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / APNÐ„-A-TÏ‰N, Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. Good VF, dusty green patina. Extremely rare type for this seldom encountered city, only one specimen (in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) was known to von Aulock.

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Filename:	89001403.jpg
City/Mint name:	Arneai
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Hans von Aulock, Lykien 22 var. (obv. legend and arrangement of rev. legend); Gorny & Mosch 200, lot 2281 var. (obv. legend)
Valuation:	CNG Triton XV (1/2012), lot 1403 ($2,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Feb 27, 2012
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