Sestertius - Gordian III P M TR P II COS P P S C; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	239
Value	Sestertius (⅛)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	20.5 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 281042
References	RIC IV.3# 265A 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.265A Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Gordian III, laureate, 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

Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P II COS P P S C

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (239)

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