ROMAN EMPIRE: Gordian III, 238-244 AD, AV aureus (4.44g), Rome, 241-243 AD, S-8564, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate bust right // AETERNITATI AVG, Sol radiate, standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left, scrapes on the left side of the reverse, EF.