Item Sold At Auction #18
Web Product ID: 3904
Final Sale Price: $46.20
Denomination: 25mm
Grade: Fine light green patina
Reference: AMNG -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 433; BMC -; Mionnet Supp. III
pg. 159, 1035

  Macedon, Thessalonika. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 25mm (8.40 gm). AY K M ANTW
  GORDIANOC, laureate head right / QECCALONIKEWN KABEIRIA, tripod supporting prize urn
  with palm inside; PU-QIA in field. AMNG -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 433; BMC -; Mionnet
  Supp. III pg. 159, 1035. Fine, light green patina with brown relief. Estimate $75.
  This coin, unlike most published specimens, features a laureate head of Gordian as
  opposed to the normal radiate bust used in Thessalonika.Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com