Gordian III. AE 39

Gordian III; 238-244 AD, Sardes, Lydia, AE 39, 46.28g. RPC-VII.1, 234.2 (this coin). Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rx: ΕΠΙ [ΙΟΥ ϹΟΥ]Λ ΕΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚ, Cult statue of Kore seated facing between grain-stalk and poppy; to l., Demeter standing r. holding grain ears and torch. Same obv. die used for Acrasus, Saitta, and Thyatira. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; Ex CNG 195, Sept. 2008, lot 147; From the J.S. Wagner Collection.Porous surfaces. F