Aureus - Gordian III P M TR P II COS P P, Jupiter

€280,749.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year239
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight4.3 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#21, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.21, Cohen#188, Calicó#3211
Obverse descriptionBust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Antonius Gordianus, emperor (Augustus))
Reverse descriptionJupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left and raising right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P II COS P P
(Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (239)  - -
Catalog ID9957998620
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