Aureus - Gordian I ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma and Victory

€280,634.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year238
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#3, OCRE#ric.4.gor_i.3
Obverse descriptionBust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
(Translation: IMperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Africanus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Antonius Gordianus Africanus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionRoma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding Victory in extended right hand and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMAE AETERNAE
(Translation: Romae Aeternae. Everlasting Rome.)
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MintageND (238)  - -
Catalog ID7426990380
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