Description: Gordian III (238 - 244 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 240-241 AD. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, SC; emperor togate enthroned left on curule chair, holding globe and sceptre.

Diameter: AE28 mm

Weight: 13,4 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IV 294a; Banti 68

Commentary: scarce; brown patina, good details

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

Article Number: 046-05-01-41652