al the letters around are good to see, nice horse / and good in details Gordian on horse sestertius SC /rare
Of course, my favorite depiction of an Emperor on horseback is on the reverse of the Constantius multiple aurei medallion (RIC Vol. VI, Treveri mint, No. 34) which is my CT avatar (my replica copy that is).
A fun theme, emperors on horseback. There are quite a few out there..... This soldier prevents the emperor from falling off his horse Septimius Severus, denarius. Rome mint, 202 AD. RIC 248, RSC1. 17 mm, 3.3 g. Obv. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Septimius Severus right. Rev. ADVENT AVGG, Septimius on horseback left with raised hand & spear; before him, soldier holding vexillum & restraining the horse by its bridle. The reverse type commemorates the return of the royal family to Rome after the second Eastern campaign.
Nice one, @ro1974 ! I have the denarius version of your sestertius: Gordian III, Roman Empire, denarius, 240–241 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P III COS P P; Gordian on horseback riding l., raising r. hand and holding spear or sceptre in l. 20mm, 2.66g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 81. Ex Auktionen & Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).
I have a few Emperor on Horse types. Here is a VERY SMALL selection. Septimius Severus - Laodicea-ad-Mare Geta as Augustus Philip I Aurelian trampling two captives Probus
Constantine I ("the Great") Aquilea mint, A.D. 306-307 RIC 91 Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES Rev: VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS NN - prince on horseback, spearing enemy soldier, second soldier prone underneath horse AQΓ in exergue 26 mm, 7.6 g.
RIC Vol. II, TRAJAN, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 534, 98-117AD, (35mm, 22.6gm) Obverse depiction: Trajan, head facing right, wearing aegis Inscription: IMP CAES NERVAE TRIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP Reverse depiction: Trajan galloping on horseback spearing a fallen Dacian soldier Inscription: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - in exergue S C
The OP’s coin sold @ a CNG auction (in a lot of 2 coins) in 2002. Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1793. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002. Sold For $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.61 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Gordian on horseback left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left. RIC IV 295a; Cohen 235. Fine, brown patina. Rare. Lot includes another sestertius of Gordian III. Gordian seated left on platform; two officers behind, Liberalitas before, citizen below before. RIC IV 317a. Fair, rough surfaces. Rare. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) From the George His Collection of coins of Gordian III, with his tickets. The second, ex Münzhandlung Schulten Auktion (11 April 1988), lot 734. It is a fairly rare type based on how many have been up for auction in recent times. One other has sold @Agora Auctions in 2015: Hammer: $45 Estimate: $75 10.19.2015 Agora Sale #43 Lot 180 Roman Imperial Gordian III. A.D. 238-244. AE sestertius (29.3 mm, 14.77 g, 12 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, Gordian on horseback left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left. RIC 295a. near Fine. Rare. Ex Amphora Coins. Only two auctions(one of them mixed) is not much of a sample size to provide for an accurate (current market) estimate. Furthermore, without a picture it is impossible to gauge condition. Based on your statement of “not so great quality”, it might be safe to state that your coin could fetch (@auction) somewhere in the range of $50-$100(+/-$50).
Here is an extract from a post I made previously: This is a pictorial example (the reverse of which is my CT avatar) of a bronze copy of the famous ten aurei multiple (RIC VOLUME VI, TREVERI, No. 34) coin/medallion, the original of which presently resides in the museum at Arras and that commemorates the restoration of secessionist Britain to the Roman Empire by Constantius in 296. The reverse depicts the personification of Londinium (LON) kneeling and supplicating to Constantius (on horseback) outside of the City Fortification while a galley with Roman soldiers waits on the river Thames. The inscription REDDITOR LVCIS AETERNAE proclaims Constantius as the restorer of the eternal light (of Rome). Obverse inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOBIL CAES Reverse inscription: REDDITOR LVCIS AETERNAE LON (lower right) - PTR (exergue) Bastien records the original (unique?) as No. 218 in his book on the Arras Hoard and mentions that galvano copies were made and sold by the Paris coin dealer Bourgey. At a weight of 23.0 grams I think the copy depicted here was cast in bronze from one of those galvano copies. There appears to be numerous other copies in circulation in a variety of metals - brass/bronze, silver, gilded copper, etc. Edit: Note: Constantius was actually Caesar of the west when this medallion was minted, but was elevated to Augustus of the West upon the Abdication of Diocletian and Maximian Herculius on 1 May 305.