As - Gordian III PONTIFEX MAX TR P III COS P P S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year240-239
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs (1⁄32)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
Weight10.6 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#296B, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.296B
Obverse descriptionBust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
(Translation: Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Gordian, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionGordian III, togate, standing right, accompanied by a soldier holding standard, receiving globe from Roma, helmeted, seated left with spear at side, and holding spear in left hand; between them, soldiers holding standards.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIFEX MAX TR P III COS P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (240-239)  - -
Catalog ID2084230800
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