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᷅ SOLD: Gordian III AR Antoninianus, Virtus, 238-239 AD

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Origin: Rome
Authority: Gordian III
Denomination: AR Antoninianus
Composition: Silver
Date: 238-239 AD
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing in military dress, head left, with shield and spear
Grade: aEF
References: RIC 6, RSC 381
General: Nicely struck. Very little wear. Gordian III became the youngest sole Roman emperor at the age of 13 after the death of Emperor Severus Alexander. The last of the 6 Emperors in the tumultuous Year of the 6 emperors - the year 238AD in which 6 people had been Roman Emperor. His reign was not long. He died at the age of 19, possibly at Zaitha at the hands of his army, or in battle against the Sassanids.
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᷅ SOLD: Geta, 200-209 AD, AR Denarius, Geta with Trophy, struck 200-202 AD
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