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RIC IV Gordian II 8

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RIC IV Gordian II 8, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian ii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground and holding spear in left hand. Weight about 22.6 g, diameter 32.2 mm.
mint Rome weight 22.60g (2)
ruler Gordian II diameter ⌀32.2 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
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

Virtus, helmeted, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground and holding spear in left hand

VIRTVS AVGG S C
specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 21.02g ⌀32.0

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RIC IV Gordian II 8 (ric.4.gor_ii.8), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-ii-8/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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