Description: Gordian III (238 - 244 AD). AE As, Rome mint. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, S-C; Virtus advancing right, holding spear and shield.

Diameter: AE25 mm

Weight: 6,52 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 259b; Cohen 394

Commentary: scarce; dark grey patina, sharp details, some roughness and pitting

History: At the age of 13, Gordian became the youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united Roman Empire.

Article Number: 050-07-06-41652