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Reference : AYC #9, RIC 8
Weight: ?
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Extremely rare
Type:
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian I Africanus to the right, seen from three quarters back.
P M T - R P COS P P / S – C
The emperor standing left, holding patera above an altar and a scroll.
Coin referenced in the RIC 4B, page 161, n°8. Source: collection Edward Theodore Newell. To confirm. The reverse legend break noted is the one seen on the other type, also to be confirmed.
Gordian I and II share the same obverse legend, the bust of Gordian II is distinguished by absence of hairs in front of his laurel wreath.