Denarius - Gordian III VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 241-243 |
| Value | Denarius (½) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 280846 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 116 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.116Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Translation:
Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Gordian, the pious emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI
Translation:
Virtuti Augusti.
To the courage of the emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.82–3.34 g;
Diameter varies: 19.91–21 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 19.91–21 mm;
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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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (241-243) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 88
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