Gordian III Æ28 of Patara, Lycia. AD 238-244. AVT KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIAN[OC CЄB], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΠATAPЄѠN, Apollo seated left on rock, holding lyre, ram at feet, facing him on left, Dionysus, holding thyrsos. BMC 13; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -. 17.12g, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; no examples on CoinArchives.
From the inventory of a German dealer.