Roman Imperial coin – HCR65685

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG

Design:

Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

Inscription:

PONTIFEX MAX TR P III COS P P S C

Design:

Gordian III, togate, standing right, accompanied by a soldier holding standard, receiving globe from Roma, helmeted, seated left with shield at side, holding vertical spear in left hand; between them, soldier holding standard

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Gordian III

Person

Gordian III (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 240

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

14.52

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

L. A. Lawrence Collection

Acquisition date

6/11/1951

Source

Spink, Numismatic Circular 1951, 49367; L. A. Lawrence

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1951.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

uncertain denomination

Weight standard

overweight As or underweight sestertius?

Reference

RIC IV.3 : 296b

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_iii.296B

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mspencer-brown