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Gordian III (238 – 244 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 241 AD. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P IIII COS II P P; Apollo seated left holding laurel-branch and resting arm on lyre; SC in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE31 |
| Weight [g]: | 20,34 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | RIC 302 |
| Commentary: | attractive olive-grey patina, good details |
In 243 AD before sending an army against the invading Sassanids, Gordian opened the door of the Temple of Janus for the last time in Roman history.
