Gordian I Africanus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS AVGG, Securitas seated to left, holding short sceptre. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. 2.95g, 22mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; pleasant light cabinet tone, a highly attractive example. Rare.
Ex Solidus Numismatik, Online Auction 6, 19 July 2015, lot 339 (hammer: EUR 6,000).