♦Roman Provincial - Mesopotamia, Gordian III (AD 238-44) and Abgar X Phraates AE 32 (32mm, 17.57g), Edessa mint, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. on right Abgar X standing, hand on sword hilt, presenting Nike to Gordian III holding sceptre and seated atop daïs, (H. Gesche, "Kaiser Gordian mit dem Pfeil in Edessa," JNG 19, pl. 3, 1-3; BMC 136-7; SNG Copenhagen 223-4 var. (bust type); SNG Hunterian 2572-3), rough surfaces, darkly toned with earthen patina, AVF
Estimate: 150 - 250 GBP