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ID:
G-III-caes-Sest
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Gordian III
Date Ruled:
A.D. 238-244
Metal:
Orichalcum
Denomination:
Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD Late April-July 29, 238
Diameter:
29 mm
Weight:
16.84 g
Die Axis:
1 h
Obverse Legend:
M ANT GORDIANVS CAES
Obverse Description:
Bare-headed draped bust right.
Reverse Legend:
PIETAS AVGG; SC (in ex.)
Reverse Description:
Pontifical implementia: lituus, knife, patera, jug, simpulum and sprinkler (emblems of the priestly colleges.)
Exergue:
SC
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 003
Reference2:
Cohen 183
Reference3:
SR 8559
Photograph Credit:
Mark Lehman
Source:
http://www.stoa.org/gallery/lehman
Notes:
Gordian's coins as Caesar are equally as scarce or scarcer than the better-known "rarities" of Balbinus & Pupienus
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
