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RIC IV Gordian III 255A

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RIC IV Gordian III 255A, Sestertius, 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 20.6 g, diameter 33.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 255A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 255A
reverse: Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left
mint Rome weight 20.62g (5)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀33.2 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
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 (6)
KENOM 17.21g 12↕
KENOM 23.25g 12↕
British Museum 20.18g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 21.82g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 255A (ric.4.gor_iii.255A), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-255a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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