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Gordian III AR Denarius. Rome, AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTI, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, both hands raised. RIC 129; RSC 186. 3.63g, 23mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine, struck on a broad flan; lightly toned.
Denarii of this issue vary greatly in weight, with some being as light as 2.30g; this is a particularly heavy example for the type at 3.63g. This was the last issue of the denarius produced for mass circulation in the Roman Empire and one of a special issue of six (RIC 115, 127, 129-131) struck to mark the marriage of Gordian III to Sabinia Tranquillina in the summer of 240.
Good Very Fine, struck on a broad flan; lightly toned.
Denarii of this issue vary greatly in weight, with some being as light as 2.30g; this is a particularly heavy example for the type at 3.63g. This was the last issue of the denarius produced for mass circulation in the Roman Empire and one of a special issue of six (RIC 115, 127, 129-131) struck to mark the marriage of Gordian III to Sabinia Tranquillina in the summer of 240.