Co 976 (Middle Roman sestertius of Gordian III from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph