Looking for help identifying my ancient greek coin

hey guys,
so as the title goes i'v found at my greek grandfather's home an old greek coin.
would like to know anything about it, or at least a reference to someone who could know anything regarding the coin's history.
thanks!

 

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Not greek, but Roman emperor Gordianus III ruled from 238-244 , reverse looks like PAX holding an olive branch. dimensions and weight would help for a better description.

 

As Andres2 says, it´s a Roman emperor, Gordian III.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
PM TRP IIII COS II PP, SC in exe. Apollo seated left, bare to waist,
holding branch and resting left elbow on lyre. Struck 241/2 (you can see TRP IIII which falls into those years).

RIC 302, Cohen 3.

 

Thanks a lot guys!
Although i am not familier with the terms you are using, amongst them "RIC 302, Cohen 3". Cohen is a Jewish family name (my surname by the way) but i'v lost the connection to the article.

 

"RIC 302, Cohen 3" are reference designations and numbers.
RIC is short for "Roman Imperial Coinage" reference.
You can look up your coin here:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/t.html

 

thank you sir, but I'm intrigued as to what does the "Cohen" stands for in that regard?

 

Same thing, it´s an old standard catalogue for roman coins by author Henry Cohen (Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. 8 Vols. Paris, 1880-92).

 

thanks a lot!

 

"Hen to co-Hen, Hen to co-Hen..." old joke, couldn't resist. That reverse type was used on coins in at least 3 different denominations of which I'm aware. Since there is an "SC" in the exergue, that rules out the billon antoninianus. However, this appears as though it could be either an as or a sestertius.
This is of somewhat unique importance to me - it's the same type as one of the very first ancient coins I was got as a Christmas present in 1957, and started the journey, as they say:

With all the other things which have passed through my hands during the last 60 years, this (and the others in that original group of coins) I have somehow been able to hold on to through all the changes. This one is an as ( http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album100/ML_22_Gord_III_Apollo_as_ed?full=1 ) and as I look at it, I suspect yours is a sestertius (= 4 asses / 1/4 denarius) - a larger denomination but one which often shared common reverse types with other denominations minted during the same period.