Antoninianum 241-243 AD

Roman Empire

Metal: Fleece.
Issuing entity: Rome. Gordian III.
Mint: Rome.
Date: 241-243 AD
Obverse:
Radiate and draped bust right. Legend: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG.

Reverse:
Apollo seated left, nude to waist, holding branch and resting left elbow on lyre. Legend: P M T - RP IIII COS II P P.

Weight: 4.14 g - Diameter: 22 mm - Axes: 6 h.
Described in: RIC IV.3, 88.
Published in:
Roselló Cremades, N., 1990: "Cataloguing of the Iberian and Roman numismatic collections of the collections of: D. Isidro Albert, D. Ramón Quiles and a hoard of late Roman coins", Ayudas a la investigación 1986-1987. Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, pp. 178, 182, nº 285; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 117.
Monetary Inventory Number: 286.
Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection