MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (29mm, 14.40 g, 12h). Sabinus Modestus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff to left. HH&J 8.36.20.5; AMNG –; RPC VII.2 1255; Varbanov 4257. Green patina, some roughness. VF. Rare.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 709989, January 1999.