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Contributor: David Sorenson.
Issuer:
GORDIAN III
, AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (3.83 gm).
Obverse:
IMP. CAES. M. ANT. GORDIANVS. AVG., Radiate draped bust right.
Reverse:
VIRTVS AVG. Virtus standing holding spear and shield.
Reference:
RIC 6; Sear 2465. Grade: XF.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Gordian III
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on the Gordians see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.