Nomos AG, 86
Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Medallion (30mm, 25.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVGVSTI, Tres Monetae standing left, each holding a scale and cornucopia; to left of each at feet, a heap of coins. Gnecchi 4/1 (pl. 23, 11) = RIC 133b; RSC 31; Cohen 31. Near EF, traces of gilding in antiquity remaining. Extremely rare.
Ex Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 123.
Only two other examples of this particular type are attested: one in the British Museum (RIC 133b); the other in the Bibliothèque Nationale (Cohen 31). The reverse of this medallion depicts the Tres Monetae, female personifications of the three metals of gold, silver, and bronze, and commemorates Gordian’s attempt to reform the Roman currency.
