Category Archives: Gordian III

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Rome AD 238-239, RIC 4, RSC 302, 4.69 gms, Obverse: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Reverse: Providentia standing facing, her head turned left, holding a globe in her upright right palm and a transverse scepter in her left arm, PROVIDENTIA AVG, a just plain beautiful coin well struck and centered on a nice round flan with a fantastic portrait of Gordian and a sharp and detailed Providentia on the reverse, full and clear legends on both sides, a lovely example of this early issue with Gordian featuring facial characteristics of his unlucky predecessor Balbinus, graded Good Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased it. Note: the “marks”, and I put that in quotes purposely, on Gordian’s cheek need you to twist and turn the coin in bright lamplight to even make out. They are miniscule and of insignificant, if any, depth, and are not detractors in my opinion. I saw them in the dealer’s photos before I purchased the coin, and an email from him told me what I just told you, and my own examination in hand even in bright sunlight confirms it. A lovely coin indeed. Asking price: $365 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Antioch AD 238-239, RIC 202, RSC 357, 24 mm, 4.23 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Reverse:  Victory advancing left, holding her wreath in her right hand and her palm branch in her left arm, VICTORIA AVG, a well struck and centered coin on a large flan that is very lustrous, with a fantastic with a capital F portrait of Gordian with early emission features of the recently departed Balbinus, a sharply detailed Victory on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a very sharp and beautiful coin on an impressively large flan that I would term almost medallic in its visual effect, graded Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased it and well deserving of the grade (and this was back when Extremely Fine denoted a superlative coin!), Asking price:  $485 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, minted at Rome AD 241-243, RIC 83, RSC 41, 5.21 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Sol standing facing, his head turned left, holding a globe in his left palm and raising his right hand, AETERNITATI AVG, a beautiful and well struck and centered coin on a heavy flan that is very lustrous, fantastic portrait of Gordian, detailed Sol on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a real beauty of a coin graded Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased it, Asking price:  $215 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, minted at Rome AD 241-243, RIC 95, RSC 404, 4.11 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Hercules standing right with his right hand on his hip, his left hand holding his lionskin and his club, which is resting on a rock, VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, a very lustrous coin well centered and struck, a fantastic portrait of Gordian, sharp and detailed Hercules and accouterments on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a very beautiful coin indeed and graded Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased it, Asking price:  $185 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Rome AD 241-243, RIC 86, RSC 121, 4.59 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Laetitia standing half-left, holding a wreath in her right hand and resting her left on an anchor, LAETITIA AVG N, a very lustrous coin well struck and centered and sharp, a superlative portrait of Gordian, detailed Laetitia on the reverse, and full and clear inscriptions on both sides, a real beauty struck on a heavy flan, and again, pin sharp, graded Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased it, Asking price:  $225 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (please see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Rome AD 238-239, RIC 4, RSC 302, 4.45 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Reverse:  Providentia standing half-left, her head turned left, holding a globe in her upraised right palm and a long transverse scepter in her left arm, PROVIDENTIA AVG, a very lustrous coin that is well struck and centered, an absolutely superb and sharp portrait of Gordian in, even for Roman Imperial denarii and antoniniani which are typically so, unusually high relief, detailed Providentia on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a very beautiful coin indeed with Gordian’s portrait showing features of the recently departed Balbinus, though that’s our Gordian nonetheless, in his first year as emperor, an impressive coin with an exceptional portrait, Asking price:  $390 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Rome AD 241-243, RIC 86, RSC 121, 4.01 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Laetitia standing half-left, holding a wreath and an anchor, LAETITITA AVG N, a just plain beautiful coin well struck and centered with a superlative portrait of Gordian, detailed Laetitia on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, graded Superb Extremely Fine for the obverse and Extremely Fine for the reverse by the numismatist/dealer from whom I purchased the coin, a pin sharp example and a lovely coin that is very lustrous, Asking price:  $195 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, struck at Rome AD 243-244, RIC 147, RSC 160, 4.58 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Mars advancing right, holding a spear and a shield, MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, a very lustrous coin well centered and struck with a super portrait of Gordian, detailed and sharp Mars on the reverse, and full and clear legends on both sides, a real gem in my opinion, Asking price:  $165 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, minted at Rome AD 243-244, RIC 140, RSC 71, 3.85 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Felicitas standing half-left, her head turned left, holding a caduceus in her right hand and cradling a cornucopia in her left arm, FELICIT TEMP, a very lustrous coin with a wonderful sideburned portrait of Gordian, a sharply struck and detailed Felicitas on the reverse, full and clear legends on both sides, well centered and struck and a beautiful example indeed graded Extremely Fine by the numismatist/dealer from whom purchased, Asking price:  $195 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)

Gordian III Antoninianus, Emperor AD 238-244, minted at Rome AD 241-243, RIC 84, RSC 109, 4.0 gms, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse:  Jupiter standing half-left, his head turned right, holding his scepter in his right hand and his thunderbolt in his left arm, IOVI STATORI, a well centered and struck coin that is lustrous with just the barest touch of toning, a superb (!) portrait of Gordian, detailed Jupiter, full and clear legends on both sides, a beautiful coin indeed with the only flaw I can see a tiny mark on Gordian’s chin.  I’ve turned the coin this way and that under bright light and it is very tiny and essentially blends in with the coin, of the tiniest, tiniest depth, just noting it for accuracy’s sake, Asking price:  $135 includes priority shipping and insurance in the U.S., registered to other countries (see shipping information page)