Gordianus III (238 A.D. - 244 A.D.) -  AR Denarius - 20.38mm, 3.45g
Obverse - IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Gordianus, his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.	Reverse - VENVS VICTRIX Venus standing left, leaning on shield, holding helmet and scepter.
Minted in Rome in 241-242 A.D.? Reference: Mattingley, Sydenham, & Sutherland, "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 3 (RIC), p28, nr. 131. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 3, p124, nr. 8683. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p236, nr. 2477. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 5, p59, nr. 347. Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 4, p9, nr. 347. Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p225, nr. 76. 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) p280, nr. 72.50. Ex: Uwe Neumann collection Ex: Kress, Munich, Germany, ca. 1980 Quality: Very Fine. Rarity:  R (Rare)