- Co 976 (Middle Roman sestertius of Gordian III from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 244
- Not before (date)
- 241
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IV.3 Gordian III 303, p. 48 (fourth issue)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF+/F. Sparse, slight pitting and fissuring (and flaking?) especially on reverse. Wide areas of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 31, no. 311 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Sestertius
- Numismatic Authority
- Gordian III (238-244)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 30.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 22.21
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and draped bust to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
- Reverse Description
- Apollo seated to left, resting left arm on lyre and holding branch in outstretched right hand; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- P M TR [P] V COS II PP; in exergue, S C
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 976 (Middle Roman sestertius of Gordian III from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0976>
