★ An exceptional tetrassarion of Gordian III from Trajanopolis ★

PHRYGIA. Trajanopolis. Gordian III, 238-244. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 28 mm, 9.90 g, 6 h), Alexandros Philoth..., grammateus. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟC ΦΙ-ΛΟ ΓΡΑ Α ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛ/ЄΙΤΩΝ Amazon on horseback riding right, holding labrys in her left hand and the reins in her right hand. BMC 28 ( same dies ). RPC VII.1, 264.1. An exceptional piece, boldly struck and unusually well preserved. Some minor corrosion, otherwise, about extremely fine.