Sestertius - Gordian III P M TR P V COS II P P S C, Apollo
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 241-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Sestertius (1/8) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 18 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.3#303A, OCRE#ric.4.gor_iii.303A |
| Obverse description | Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
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| 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.) |
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| Mintage |
ND (241-244) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 9195925590 |
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