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ID:     77000971
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     AD 238-244
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 238
Weight:     6.19 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right seen from behind
Reverse Legend:     FIDES MILITVM
Reverse Description:     Fides standing left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse scepter in left
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 007
Reference2:     Cohen 85
Reference3:     RSC -
Reference4:     Calicó 3196
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115394
Grade:     EF, light scratch on reverse; in ancient gold suspension mount
Notes:     From a North American Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (15 February 1995), lot 1301.