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RIC IV Gordian III 116

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RIC IV Gordian III 116, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 241–243 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 20.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 116
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 116
reverse: Hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin
mint Rome weight 3.02g (6)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀20.2 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (6)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
reverse

Hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin

VIRTVTI AVGVSTI
specimens (6)
British Museum 3.34g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 3.02g ⌀19.9 8↕
British Museum 2.92g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Getty Museum

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RIC IV Gordian III 116 (ric.4.gor_iii.116), 241–243 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-116/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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