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Contributor: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
Issuer:
GORDIAN I Africanus
, AD 238. AR Denarius (3.66 gm)
Obverse:
IMP. M. ANT. GORDIANVS AFR. AVG., laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse:
SECVRITAS AVGG., Securitas seated left holding sceptre.
Reference:
RIC 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Superb EF
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Gordian I
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on the Gordians see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.