Sestertius - Gordian III P M TR P V COS II P P S C, Apollo

€281,119.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	241-244
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	Sestertius (1/8)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	18 g
Dimensions	28.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC IV.3#303A, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.303A

Obverse description	Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG (Translation: Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Gordian, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description	Apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	P M TR P V COS II P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (241-244) - -
Catalog ID	9195925590
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