★ Gordian on horseback ★

Gordian III, 238-244. Antoninianus (Silver, 25 mm, 4.43 g, 1 h), Antiochia, 239-240. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind. Rev. VICTORIA AVG Gordian III on horseback left, raising his right hand in salute and holding scepter in his left. Bland 61. R. Bland: An imperial visit to Antioch in AD 239, in: Mélanges Amandry (2017), p. 356, 8. Cohen 366. Michaux 571. RIC 203 corr. (Gordian on horseback right). Extremely rare. Minor roughness and the reverse double struck, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex CGB 38, 30 April 2009, 782.