As - Gordian III P M TR P VI COS II P P S C, Apollo

€281,121.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year241-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs (1⁄32)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
Weight10.3 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#304C, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.304C
Obverse descriptionBust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
(Translation: Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Gordian, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionApollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VI COS II P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (241-244)  - -
Catalog ID5414244180
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