Gordian I. AE Sestertius. Rome. AD 238. 33 mm, 16.68 g.

IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VIRT EXERCIT, Virtus, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory and spear. S-C across fields.

RIC 13; Boston MFA 34.1427

Image courtesy of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.