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RIC IV Gordian III 255B

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RIC IV Gordian III 255B, As, 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 15.7 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 255B
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 255B
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 15.65g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination As axis 12↕ (1)
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)
British Museum 15.65g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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

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