Gordian III, AE As, 240-244 AD, 24 mm. 11.9 gr.

Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. laureate bust right as seen from behind, draped and cuirassed.

Rev: AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing, facing with head left, 
raising right hand and holding globe in left, S-C across fields.

RIC 297b; Cohen 44; Sear 8773.

With permission of ArtCoins Roma Ltd, April 2014.