As - Gordian III PONTIFEX MAX TR P IIII COS II P P, Victory

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year241-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs (1⁄32)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#322, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.322
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 left in quadriga, being crowned by Victory, and holding branch in extended right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand; in front, soldier holding reins.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIFEX MAX TR P IIII COS II P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (241-244)  - -
Catalog ID7175772250
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