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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Crisis & Decline| > |Gordian III| > RS88424
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
|Gordian| |III|, |Gordian| |III,| |29| |July| |238| |-| |25| |February| |244| |A.D.|, The empire is history but Rome is still today, the Eternal City. Rome's influence on Western Civilization can hardly be overestimated. In sum, Rome has perhaps had greater influence than any other city on earth, making important contributions to politics, literature, culture, the arts, architecture, music, religion, education, fashion, cinema and cuisine.

One way to distinguish Gordian's Antioch mint coins from Rome mint coins is by the shape of the letter M; on Antioch coins it is formed with a V in the middle thus IVI, but on Rome mint coins the M is similar to two lambdas thus ΛΛ.
RS88424. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 70, RSC IV 314, SRCV III 8658, Hunter III - (p. lxxxiii), aVF/F, slightly off center, light marks, flow lines, reverse die wear, Rome mint, weight 4.963g, maximum diameter 22.4mm, die axis 180o, 240 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ROMAE AETERNAE (to eternal Rome), Roma seated left on shield, Victory in right hand, spear in left hand; SOLD











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