Up for auction is a XF Gordianus III, RIC 88, Date 241-243 AD, Silver Antoninianus Rome, Apollo. Please see below for additional information.
Marcus Antonius Gordianus IIII
Antoninianus of the Roman Imperial Period 241/243 AD
Material: Silver
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 4.20g
Mint: Rome
Reference: RIC IV Gordian ||| 88
Provenance: Ex Aureo & Calicó Numismatics Barcelona
Spain
* Wonderfull Gordianus Ill Apollo type coin - rare find in this centered, detailed and extremely fine condition. *
Obverse:
Bust of Gordian Ill, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. The Inscription reads: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG for Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Reverse:
Apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre. The Inscription reads: P M TR P IIII COS II P P for Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae (High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation).
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