Need Help Iding 3RD Century Sestertius. Gordian III?

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/19/2020 5:16 pm Hi everyone, I just picked up this 3rd century Roman Sestertius. However, I am not quite able to ID it on wildwinds. The obverse inscription is a bit tough to read, but it appears to say "IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG." And the reverse depicts Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, and S-C across the fields on either side. Thus, it seems similar to RIC# 256a or 256b. However, the reverse inscription does not quite line up. The left side says "PAX." But the right side only appears to have three letters. The first two being "OG". Any help with this ID would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/19/2020 5:52 pm Pax reverse, and I'm seeing "CV" as the 4th and 5th letters after IMP (meaning the 7th and 8th letters of the legend) on the obverse. So I'm going with Volusian: http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=3091 Btw, GG, not OG. Edited by Kamnaskires 07/19/2020 5:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/19/2020 6:00 pm Bob L - Wow! Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/19/2020 6:09 pm No prob. The second G of AVGG is normally tucked away down at 5:00 of the reverse, in a worn area of your coin. I wonder if what I took to be the first G is actually a rather rounded V, as on this one: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1800716 Or are both of the coins, yours and linked one, examples of mistranscription: AGG? In which case the 5:00 spot is empty? Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 07/20/2020 12:36 pm Bob L - Great info! I appreciate it. You are quite the expert. Are coins of Volusian fairly rare? I have no intention at all of selling my coin, but do you think that I did OK by paying $10 for it? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/20/2020 4:00 pm Nice coin for ten bucks! I'm not the person to ask about the rarity of anything Roman, though. (Not my area) Report this Post to the Staff
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