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RIC IV Gordian I 5

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RIC IV Gordian I 5, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian i, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand. Weight about 6.6 g, diameter 17.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian I 5
obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian I 5
reverse: Securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand
mint Rome weight 6.57g (6)
ruler Gordian I diameter ⌀17.3 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 10↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
reverse

Securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand

SECVRITAS AVGG
specimens (7)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.46g ⌀18.0
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 19.12g ⌀30.0
British Museum 7.01g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM — Freiberg 3.60g
British Museum 3.03g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian I 5 (ric.4.gor_i.5), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-i-5/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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