E-auction 678-717686 - brm_1120993 - GORDIAN III Sesterce

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	16 €
Maximum bid :	21 €
End of the sale :	13 April 2026 14:21:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Sesterce

Date: début 239

Date: 239

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : copper

Diameter : 28 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 15,28 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 4e

Coments on the condition:

Flan un peu court et centré. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine verte

Catalogue references :

RIC.260 a - C.320 - ROME 7/- - RCV.8737

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG.

Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Gordien III à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).

Obverse translation : "Imperator Cæsar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus", (L’empereur césar Marc Antoine Gordien auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SALVS AVG// SC.

Reverse description : Salus (La Santé) debout à droite, nourrissant de la main droite un serpent enlacé autour de ses bras.

Reverse translation : "Salus Augusti", (La Santé de l'auguste).

Commentary

Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages de référence.
This type appears to be much rarer than reference works suggest.