CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
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- Emperor:
- Gordian III
- Denomination:
- Sestertius
- Composition:
- Orichalcum
- Date:
- 240 AD
- Obverse:
- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right
- Reverse:
- AETERNITATI AUG SC, Sol standing front, facing left, raising hand and holding globe
- Reference:
- RIC 297a; Sear 8702; Cohen 43
- Size:
- 31mm, 21.5g
- Province:
- Rome
- Grade:
- aVF
Nice patina. Uneven shaped flan. Marks on obverse suggest it may have been double-struck. Gordian III became the youngest sole Roman emperor at the age of 13 after the death of Emperor Severus Alexander. The last of the 6 Emperors in the tumultuous Year of the 6 emperors - the year 238AD in which 6 people had been Roman Emperor. His reign was not long. He died at the age of 19, possibly at Zaitha at the hands of his army, or in battle against the Sassanids. Sol, on the reverse of the coin, was the Roman God of the Sun.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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