RIC IV Gordian III 2, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 238–239 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 4.4 g, diameter 23.0 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
IOVI CONSERVATORI
specimens (5)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
5.12g
5↕
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
4.76g
6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3.77g
⌀24.0
Getty Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
4.11g
Cite this coin
RIC IV Gordian III 2 (ric.4.gor_iii.2), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA