Denarius - Gordian III VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; Hercules

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	241-243
Value	Denarius (½)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Srebro
Weight	3 g
Diameter	20.5 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280846
References	RIC IV.3# 116 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.gor_iii.116 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Popiersie Gordiana III, w laurze, z draperią i w pancerzu, w prawo. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG

Reverse

(en) Hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

(en) Mass varies: 2.82–3.34 g;
Diameter varies: 19.91–21 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (241-243)

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