E-auction 122-65223 - brm_301222 - GORDIAN III Sesterce

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Estimate :	70 €
Price :	26 €
Maximum bid :	31 €
End of the sale :	17 August 2015 15:22:00
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Sesterce

Date: 05-12

Date: 238

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : copper

Diameter : 31 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 16,45 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 1re

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan très large et ovale, éclaté à 5 heures. Usure importante mais la monnaie reste parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

C.88 - RIC.254 a - RCV.8706 (350$) - HCC.74

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG.

Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Gordien III à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).

Obverse translation : "Imperator Cæsar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus", (L’empereur césar Marc Antoine Gordien auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : FIDES MILITVM/ S|C.

Reverse description : Fides (la Fidélité) debout de face tournée à gauche, tenant une enseigne de la main droite et un sceptre transversal de la main gauche.

Reverse translation : "Fides Militum", (La Fidélité des soldats).