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Gordian I Africanus. 238 AD. Sestertius, 18.72g (11h). Rome. Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right. Rx: VICTORIA AVGG around, S - C in field, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. BM 14. Cohen 14 (70 Fr.). RIC 12. Exceptional portrait of this 80-year-old proconsul of Africa whose reign lasted only a couple of weeks. Untouched surfaces. Virtually Mint State

Ex Harlan J. Berk Collection = NAC 42, 20 November 2007, Barry Fierstein, lot 152 = Stack's 1967, Hall Park McCollough, lot 1495 = J. Schulman, 5 June 1930, lot 548 = Santamaria, 25 May 1926, lot 664