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Auction X  27 September 2015
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Lot 633

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 1200 GBP
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Gordian I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated Year 1, AD 238. AK M AN ΓOPΔIANOC CЄM AΦP ЄV CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / crowned with lotus, holding cornucopiae and reed which spreads over his head; LA date to left. Cf. Köln 2603; cf. Dattari 4668 (Gordian II; same reverse die); cf. Milne 3301; Emmett 3347 var. (Nilus reclining on hippo). 13.71g, 24mm, 11h.

Near Extremely Fine. Retaining original silver appearance; exceptional for an Alexandrian tetradrachm of this period.
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