Gordian III AV Aureus. Rome, AD 240. IMP CAES GORDIANVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and inverted sceptre, shield at feet. RIC IV 60 corr. (Mars not Virtus); C. -; Calicó 3240 corr. (Mars not Virtus). 5.07g, 22mm, 7h.
Near Mint State.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 7, 24 October 2020, lot 1663;
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 72, 16 May 2013, lot 1685.
Price realized | 4'400 GBP |
Starting price | 3'300 GBP |
Estimate | 5'500 GBP |