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RIC IV Gordian II 5

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RIC IV Gordian II 5, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian ii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding victory in extended right hand and holding sceptre in left hand. Weight about 17.5 g, diameter 29.3 mm.
mint Rome weight 17.48g (7)
ruler Gordian II diameter ⌀29.3 (7)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

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

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding Victory in extended right hand and holding sceptre in left hand

ROMAE AETERNAE S C
specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.63g ⌀19.0

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

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