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Lot # 496
Gordian II Africanus (238 AD). AE Sestertius. Obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVGG SC. Providentia, her legs crossed, standing left, leaning on column, holding wand over globe. RIC IV 4 var. (Providentia holding cornucopiae); C. 6 var. (same). AE. 20.94 g. 31.00 mm. RR. A very rare and apparently unpublished variety. Dark green brown patina with lighter green spots. Good VF/VF.