As - Gordian III P M TR P III COS II P P S C; Apollo
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 241-244 |
| Value | As (1⁄32) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 281114 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 301B 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.301BOnline 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
Apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P III COS II P P S C
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (241-244) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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