Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.77 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, 1st phase, early AD 239.CNG Feature Auction 117 Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.77 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, 1st phase, early AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC IV 23 (same rev. die as illustration); Calicó 3213 (same rev. die as illustration); Adda 474; Biaggi 1362 (same rev. die); Mazzini 195 (same rev. die). Lustrous, light smoothing and tooling on obverse. EF. |