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Lot # 478
Egypt. Alexandria. Gordianus III, 238-244. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.5 mm, 12.42 g). Dated RY 6 (= 242/3). A K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC ЄY Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, slight drapery, wearing crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L ς (date) to left. Geissen –. Dattari-Savio 10291. RPC VII.2, 2937. Emmett 3436. Very Fine. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd. 41, 24.06.2018, lot 289. A pleasant tetradrachm of Gordianus III with laureate bust, cuirassed with aegis while on the obverse is the half bust of an impressive Zeus Ammon with all his own traditional symbols (ram's horns, sun disc with urei) as well as a curious sceptre with a lotus-flower-shaped tip.