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Trajan traianus was born in 53 ce in the roman colony of italica, in the presentday spain. Get the best deals on bronze gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad when you shop the largest online selection at. Imp gordianvs pivs fel avg, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right virtvti avgvsti, hercules leaning right on club set on rock. Gordian is shown with neatly cropped hair, slight moustache, laurel wreath and a thick cloak, fastened at the neck. This coin was minted by the roman empire during the reign of maximinus 235238 ad. Get the best deals on copper sestertius gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad when you shop the largest online selection at. Get the best deals on sestertius gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad when you shop the largest online selection at. Gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for sale ebay.
Imp gordianvs pivs fel avg, laureate, draped and cuirassedbust right pm tr p ii cos pp sc gordian standing left sacrificing over altar with patera in right hand. Gordian iii was a child emperor, but his reign was not perceived as having been burdened by the troubles faced by other young emperors such as nero, commodus and elagabalus. For simplicity, i am presenting it broken down by province and city. Marcus antonius gordianus gordian iii was born about 225 ad. Eventually, many sestertii were withdrawn by the state and by forgers, to melt down to make the debased antoninianus, which made inflation worse. During the roman republic it was a small silver, and rare, coin issued only very occasionally. Roman empire, silver denarius of gordian iii ad 238244. He was the youngest emperor of rome, crowned at the age of. A sestertius was a substantial coin measuring about 3035 mm across and about 34 mm thick.
Marcus antonius gordianus was born in 225 to gordian i\s daughter. Following the tradition of cutting out coins with the image of the ruling emperor of rome, during his reign coins of different metals were cut out with his image. Youll find new or used products in copper sestertius roman imperial coins. A sestertius minted under the youngest ever sole ruler of the roman empire, emperor gordian iii marcus antonius gordianus. Gordian iii was the grandson of respected proconsul of africa gordian i by his daughter. Gordian iii sestertius aeternitati avg rome mint roman. It appears that javascript is disabled in your browser, so many features will not function correctly. Period 12 member of the third century emperors dynasty coins for this issuer were issued from 238 until 244. The name sestertius means sistertio, the coins original value in asses, and is a combination of semis half and tertius third, that is, the third half or half the.
Ancient coins gordian iii sestertius aeternitati avg rome mint javascript must be enabled for vcoins to work properly. Roman coins and their values iii, the accession of maximinus i to the death of carinus ad 235 ad 285. The obverse shows a ship facing right with warrior spearing a person in the water. Gordian iii sestertius in a jewelry mount apollo relaxing. Gordian was the son of antonia gordiana and an unknown roman senator who died before 238. It is unclear if gordian iii was assassinated by his successor, philip the arab, or if he died in battle as there are conflicting accounts. Im reading several books and learning how to assess coins on. Make offer gordian iii ngc ch f 55 35 perfect strike ae sestertius 22. Gordian iii, ae sestertius, 240, third issue, rome imp gordianvs pivs fel avg laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind concordia milit concordia enthroned left, patera in right hand, double cornucopiae in left s c in exergue 26mm x 31mm, 19. The double sestertius was distinguished from the sestertius by the radiate crown worn by the emperor, a device used to distinguish the dupondius from the as and the antoninianus from the denarius. The sestertius, or sesterce, was an ancient roman coin.
Uncleaned gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad. The sestertius plural sestertii, or sesterce plural sesterces, was an ancient roman coin. Gordian iii 240ad sestertius big ancient rare roman coin. Detailed information about the coin sestertius, gordianus iii victoria aeterna, rome, with pictures and collection and swap management. Order of steven saylor books steven saylor is an american author of historical fiction as well as gay erotic fiction anthologies under the pseudonym of aaron travis. From seeing the direct political connections made by octavian to the newly divinized julius caesar sestertius, 523 to being able to reconstruct the now lost gateway to the forum of trajan aureus, 117, or to view the dynastic sensibilities of septimius severus aureus, 163 and the first christian motif on an imperial coin of constantine medallion, 204, students have an opportunity. Order your mint state roman empire silver denarius of gordian iii from moderncoinmart and enjoy the wonder of ancients in your collection. Made caesar before the murders of balbinus and pupienus, he succeeded them. Laureated, draped and cuirassed bust right imp gordianvs pivs fel avg. Copper sestertius gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc. Securitas standing left, legs crossed, holding scepter and. He is best known for his roma sub rosa series, featuring the main character gordianus the finder, as well as famous historical roman figures. One brass or orichalcum sestertius represented one quarter of a silver denarius.
So when he was elected emperor he was not older than or 14. A modern shorthand for values in sestertii is iis unicode, in which the roman numeral ii is followed by s for. The obverse shows a wreathed head of the emperor dressend in armor with a spear over his right sholder. Make offer gordian iii 240ad sestertius big ancient rare roman coin sol sun rare i55111. Gordian iii sestertius s2480, ric 274a abvndantia avg sc abundance stg.
At the age of, he became the youngest sole legal roman emperor throughout the existence of the united roman empire. Roman coin of gordian iii ae21 of carrhae in mesopotamia. Gordian iii, sestertius, rome, ad 244, bronze, ric. It is the system used by the main common references david sear, roman coins and their values and roman silver coins. Roman silver coins, volume iv, gordian iii to postumus. The first covers the imperial coinage issued as antoninianus, denarius, dupondis, as, and sestertius and is organized by ric number. Get the best deal for sestertius gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad from the largest online selection at. Imp caesar traian hadrian vs avg p m tr p cos iii, laureate bust right with. Sestertius roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for sale ebay. Necklace with gold coins, said to be from a tomb at aboukir near alexandria, egypt, from the reign of gordian iii 238243 ce or slightly later nelsonatkins museum of art dsc08229.
The trajans column, reported on the reverse of the above illustrated coin, celebrates the definite conquest of the dacia presentday romania. Coins are listed in order of emperors and then by price. Gordian iii then spent the next several years in relative obscurity participating in. Fort red tr pot xx iii imp v cos iii sc, fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia.
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Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with eagle herakles and the cerynean hind herakles standing left, grasping the antlers of the cerynean hind with both hands and leaning on its back with his right knee. Gordian iii and tranquillina 238244 ad ancient coins. This is a reproduction of a roman brass sestertius of emperor gordian iii. Imp caes m ant gordianvs avg, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right salvs avg, sc in ex, salus seated left, holding out patera to feed serpent arising. Sestertius gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for. Online orders are welcome as always and will be shipped directly. Maximinus was born a thracian peasant and was a herdsman before joining the army of. Buy gordian iii viminacium legion sestertius ancient rare roman con lion bull i26908. Gordianus iii marcus antonius gordianus was the son of iulius balbus and maecia faustina or antonia gordiana, probably the daughter of gordianus i africanus. Sestertius 243244 ad, gordianus iii 238244 ad rome. Gordian iii was deified after his death, and the positive portrayal his reign received was reinforced by the negative portrayals of his successor, philip. Bronze gordian iii roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for. Roman coin of gordian iii ae sestertius felicit tempor sc. Ancient roman sestertius coin of emperor gordian iii, 241 ad.
Sestertius article about sestertius by the free dictionary. Sestertius gordianus iii victoria aeterna rome numista. Salvs avg sc, salus standing right holding serpent, feeding it from a patera. The second part covers the provincial coins issued during the reign of gordian iii. Shop ebay for great deals on copper sestertius roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad. Imp gordianvs pivs fel avg, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind p m tr p vi cos ii p p, apollo seated left holding branch and resting on lyre, sc in ex. If you are interested in buying any of the coins featured on this page. Gordian iii, roman imperial coinage reference, thumbnail. Copper sestertius roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad ebay. Gordian iii was born around the year 225226 ad in the city of rome. Gordian iii cerberus ancient coins and antiquities. Coin collecting free delivery possible on eligible purchases. I have organized the gordian iii collection into two parts.
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