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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 18.3 g, diameter 28.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian II 5
obverse: Bust of Gordian II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian II 5
reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding Victory in extended right hand and holding sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 18.33g (9)
ruler Gordian II diameter ⌀28.6 (9)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (8)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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 (3)
American Numismatic Society 22.65g ⌀30.4 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.63g ⌀19.0
American Numismatic Society 19.97g ⌀21.6 1↕

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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: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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