*A Special Issue: Of *The Last* ‘AR Denarii’* Gordian III. AR Denarius.
Lot 476 · Consigned by RobertsonNumismatics
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Description
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Gordian III (238-244 AD). AR Denarius (21mm, 3.21g). Rome mint, AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas seated left on throne, holding scepter and resting head on hand. RIC 130, RSC 340.
Lightly toned. Good Extremely Fine. The Reverse Depiction of ‘Securitas’ (Seated left on Throne) is of a ‘Fine-Style’ with Great Detail for the issue.
A Special Issue of Six (RIC 115, 127, 129-131), This Coin is Of *The Last* ‘Silver Denarii’ to be produced for mass circulation in the Roman Empire, being minted to mark the marriage of Gordian III to Sabinia Tranquillina in the summer of AD 240.