Thrace, Hadrianopolis AE (Gordian III/Ostrich, RPC VII.2 806)

THRACE, HADRIANOPOLIS
Time of Gordian III
AE (16.83mm, 3.35g, 7h)
Struck AD 238-244
Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from rear
Reverse: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, ostrich standing right
References: RPC Online, Vol. VII.2, No. 806 (12^th specimen this coin)

A rare type, with good detail and a beautiful emerald green patina.

Sammlung : Roman Provincial