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Electronic Auction 445  5 Jun 2019
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Lot 478

Estimate: 3000 USD
Price realized: 3750 USD
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Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.15 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 7th emission, mid AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing right, holding long torch in both hands. RIC IV 121; Calicó 3191 (same rev. die as illustration for Calicó 3191a); Biaggi 1355; Jameson –; Mazzini 68. Near EF, some faint hairlines. Rare.

Diana Lucifera, the Light-bearer, is a moon goddess. She appears on Roman issues as a young woman carrying a torch or wearing a crescent on her head.
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