As - Gordian III P M TR P II COS P P S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 240 |
| Value | As (1⁄32) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.9 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 281076 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 284 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.284Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES GORDIANVS PIVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Gordianus Pius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gordianus, the pious emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Gordian III, laureate, togate, standing left in quadriga, holding eagle-tipped sceptre 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)
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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