Aureus - Gordian III P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Victory

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year242-243
TypeStandard circulation coin
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.3#135, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.135
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, in military attire, standing in quadriga, being crowned by Victory, and proceeded by soldiers.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M 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 (242-243)  - -
Catalog ID2240186810
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