Gordian III AE As. 18.52 grams, 29.78 mm. Rome. AD 239.

Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: P M TR P II COS P P S-C, Gordian with bare head advancing right, holding spear and shield.

RIC 4-III, 266; Sear 8726.

Contributed by Dane for TimeLine Originals, June 2009