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ID:     79001173
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Gordian I
Date Ruled:     A.D. 238
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 238
Weight:     3.52 g
Die Axis:     11 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     ROMAE AETERNAE
Reverse Description:     Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and scepter
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 004
Reference2:     RSC 008
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=127684
Grade:     Good VF, gold-gray toning, traces of deposits
Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1173 Rare. From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica A (27 February 1991), lot 1901.