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GORDIAN III,  238-244 A.D. -
Bronze Sestertius (30mm, 18.45 gm.) Rome, 254 A.D.
Reference: RIC.306 a - RCV - MRK.72 / 86.
 IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG.  Bust laureate, draped and cuirassed of  Gordian III right.
S M T R P IIII COS II P P / / S C. Apollo naked to the waist seated left,  holding a laurel branch in his right hand and his left elbow, leaning on his  lyre resting on the seat.