Antoninianus - Gordian III P M TR P II COS P P; Pax
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 239 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.3 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 280745 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 17 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.gor_iii.17Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Translation:
IMperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Antonius Gordianus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P II COS P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.25–4.84 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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