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ID:     80000724
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Gordian II
Date Ruled:     AD 238
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 1-22 April
Weight:     3.08 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VIRTVS AVGG
Reverse Description:     Virtus standing left, holding spear in left hand and shield in right
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 003
Reference2:     RSC 014
Reference3:     BMCRE 030
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132947
Grade:     Near EF, lightly toned.
Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 724 From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXV (29 November 1990), lot 436.