Gordianus III (238 A.D. - 244 A.D.)
- AR Denarius - 19.72mm, 2.78g |
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Obverse
- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Gordianus, his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. |
Reverse - LAETITIA
AVG N Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor. |
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Minted in Rome in 241 A.D. Reference: Mattingley, Sydenham, & Sutherland, "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 3 (RIC), p26, nr. 113. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 3, p123, nr. 8675. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 5, p40?, nr. 120. Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 4, p33, nr. 120. Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p225, nr. 69. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p438, nr 281 (B7, O6, R57, T84, M2) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-Digital), p365, nr 281 (B7, O6, R57, T84, M2) Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit", 2nd edition, (Kampmann) p278, nr. 72.18. Ex Uwe Neumann collection Ex Coinfair, Brussels, Belgium, 2002 Quality: almost Extra Fine. Rarity: R (Rare) |