Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXI 24-25 Mar 2021
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Gordian III AV Aureus. Rome, AD 241. IMP CAES GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Gordian, in military dress, standing to right, holding transverse spear and globe. RIC IV 105 var. (position of spear); C. 252 var. (same and bust type); Calicó 3222 var. (position of spear). 4.71g, 20mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine; hairlines. Apparently unpublished with the spear at this angle.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant.
The standard type, struck in all denominations from 240 until 243, showed the emperor holding the spear diagonally upwards, its point before his face. The variant type of our coin, an exception in Gordian's generally unchanging repertoire of types, appeared only on rare aurei in 241.
Near Extremely Fine; hairlines. Apparently unpublished with the spear at this angle.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant.
The standard type, struck in all denominations from 240 until 243, showed the emperor holding the spear diagonally upwards, its point before his face. The variant type of our coin, an exception in Gordian's generally unchanging repertoire of types, appeared only on rare aurei in 241.