RIC IV Gordian III 16, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 239–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over gordian iii, togate, standing left and raising right hand. Weight about 4.6 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse
Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left and raising right hand
P M TR P II COS P P
specimens (2)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
4.84g
⌀23.0
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
4.12g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Gordian III 16 (ric.4.gor_iii.16), 239–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-16/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA