Gordianus III (238 A.D. - 244 A.D.) -  AR Antoninianus - 22.21mm, 3.73g
Obverse - IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Gordianus, his radiate and cuirassed bust right.	Reverse - ORIE-N-S AVG  Sol standing, head left, holding globe and raising right hand.
Minted in Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) in 242-244 A.D. Reference: Mattingley, Sydenham, & Sutherland, "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 3 (RIC), p37, nr 213. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 3, p119, nr. 8626. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p234, nr. 2444. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 5, p38, nr. 167. Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 4, p5, nr. 167. Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p224, nr. 31. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II),  p435, nr 80 (B09, O06, R50, T104, M1) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-Digital),  p365, nr 80 (B09, O06, R50, T104, M1) Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit", 2nd edition, (Kampmann) p279, nr. 72.26. Ex Uwe Neumann collection Ex Coinfair, Antwerp, 2001 Quality: Extra Fine+. Rarity:  C (Common)