Antoninianus of Gordian III

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)

Place of OriginItaly, Rome

Date241-243 CE

Dimensions7/8 in. (23mm)

Mediumsilver

ClassificationMetalwork

Object number

1913.379

Not on View

DescriptionCoin. RIC IV Gordian III 83 Obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG: Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right Reverse AETERNITATI AVG: Sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

Comparative ReferencesMattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage, Spink and Son, London, 1972, vol. IV, part 3, page 24, no. 83.