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Silver Antoninianus of Gordianus III
Obverse Inscription: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse Inscription: FORTVNA REDVX
Fortuna seated left holding rudder
Catalog Numbers: c97
Grade: VF+/VF
The ship's rudder held by Fortuna is often mistakenly identified as a broken spear by some coin dealers.
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