Watch List notes:

Gordian II, 238. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 2.89 g, 6 h), Rome, March-April 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II to right, seen from behind. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVGG Providentia standing front with legs crossed, head to left, leaning left elbow on column, holding wand over globe in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC 19. Cohen 5. RIC 1. A lustrous and attractive piece struck on a very broad flan. Very minor deposits, otherwise, virtually as struck.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26-27 May 2014, 1075 and Numismatica Ars Classica 72, 16 May 2013, 706.