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RIC IV Gordian III 255

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RIC IV Gordian III 255, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over gordian iii, togate, standing left. Weight about 17.6 g, diameter 29.6 mm.
mint Rome weight 17.58g (2)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀29.6 (2)
denomination — axis 11↕ (2)
material Bronze 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 CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left

IOVI CONSERVATORI S C
specimens (2)
KENOM 16.03g ⌀27.6 11↕
KENOM 19.13g ⌀31.5 11↕

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RIC IV Gordian III 255 (ric.4.gor_iii.255), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-255/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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