GORDIAN III (238-244)

Antoninianus · AD 241-243 · Rome

Obverse. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind.

Reverse. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules, laureate, standing right, holding his right hand behind his back and leaning left on club set on rock; lion's skin draped over club.

Denomination: Antoninianus
Date: AD 241-243
Mint: Rome
Weight: 4.05 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Die axis: 2 h
Condition: About extremely fine
References: RIC 95; Cohen 404; Michaux 385.

Ex AGORA Wien, Auction 1 (15 December 2025), lot 126.