Quinarius - Gordian III P M TR P II COS P P, Fides

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year239
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Quinarius (1/4)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#26, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.26
Obverse descriptionBust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionFides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P II COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (239)  - -
Catalog ID5191199610
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