Small, non-silver radiate of Gordian III (help)

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  1. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    I obtained this small radiate of Gordian III which should have been easy to attribute, but proved to be rather tough.
    Gordian III.JPG
    Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
    Rev: LIBERALIT AS AVG III
    Diam:21mm
    Weight:4.7g

    I am quite certain this isn't a provincial coin. The radiate crown then denotes either a dupondius, or an antoninianus.

    However, it is obviously way too small to be a dupondius, but is not silver enough to be an ant.

    Also, the only Liberalitas reverses that end in -AVG III on Wildwinds are the silver ants and laureate sestertii.

    I know I'm missing something obvious.
     
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  3. +VGO.DVCKS

    +VGO.DVCKS Well-Known Member

    Sorry for the obvious, but in my ignorance of what modules looked like as late as this, I'm Really Wanting it to be a smallish dupondius.
     
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  4. dltsrq

    dltsrq Grumpy Old Man

    Antoninianus, contemporary counterfeit?
     
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  5. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I think it is an antoninianus where the base metal content has corroded and ruined the coin. I have a Septimius Severus denarius that is literally green because of the same phenomenon.
     
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  6. Herodotus

    Herodotus Well-Known Member

    My instinct is telling me that this is the long exposed core of a fouree.
     
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  7. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ...interesting and ancient...what they said...:)
     
  8. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Interesting thought that it's a fourree. I didn't think about that, as there appears to be a pretty decent dark green patina.
     
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  9. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    After more searching I found that Gordian did in fact produce “light dupondius” about 22-23 mm. So it could be
     
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