Aureus - Gordian III P M TR P III COS P P

€280,805.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year240
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight4.9 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#74, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.74
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, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P III COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (240)  - -
Catalog ID6865557780
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