SECVRITAS AVGG

Reference : AYC #5 var, RIC 5

Weight: 2.91 grs

Metal: Silver

Diameter: 20.00 mm

Scarcity: Very rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian I Africanus to the right, seen from three quarters back.

SECVRITAS AVGG

Securitas seated left on a throne and holding a short scepter with the right hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 06/01/2013 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 3021, lot 21416, link to the sale and their website: https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancients-gordian-i-ad-238-ar-denarius-20mm-291-gm-12h-/a/3021-21416.s?type=acsearch3021.

Variant of bust only draped. See this article detailing the discovery: https://www.all-your-coins.com/en/blog/antique/romaines/les-bustes-seulement-drapes-de-balbin-a-gordien-iii.