Gordian III AR Antoninianus (LIBERALITAS AVG III, RIC IV.3 67)

GORDIAN III, AD 238-244
AR Antoninianus (22.7mm, 6.93g, 6h)
Struck March-May, AD 240. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG III, Liberalitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left
References: RIC IV.3 67; RCV 8621; ERIC II 221.

Light toning, well-centered strike. Struck on an excessively heavy flan, nearly twice the normal weight.

Colección : Roman Imperial - the Military Anarchy