Gordian III. ; Gordian III; 238-244 AD, AE 39.5x40.5, 31.65g. Aulock, Phrygien-269-272 (4 spec., including ours, all from the same die pair). Obv: M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓO Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: EΠI ATTIKO - V APX TO B ΔO - PVΛA around, EΩN in exergue, Two men, possibly the city founders Dorvlaos and Akamas, standing holding spears and sacrificing at an altar between them, while an eagle flies above. Very rare and of the finest quality. Only five examples cited by RPC. From the Mark Gibbons Collection. Ex Kastner 10, 18 May 1976, lot 221.. Near Mint State