THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (31mm, 13.82 g, 7h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / At left; Orestes standing facing, head right, holding patera; at center, Iphigenia, standing left, holding statue of Artemis; to right, Pylades standing left; on either side, river-gods Tonzus and Hebrus recline in opposite directions, holding reeds; [in exergue, a third river-god reclines right, holding reed]. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 449 (V227/R436); RPC VII.2 666; Varbanov 3785. Brown patina, minor roughness. Near VF. Rare.
From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 1083.