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RIC IV Gordian III 259B

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RIC IV Gordian III 259B, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: gordian iii, bare-headed, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Weight about 10.5 g, diameter 24.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 259B
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 259B
reverse: Gordian III, bare-headed, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
mint Rome weight 10.49g (2)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀24.9 (1)
denomination As axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Gordian III, bare-headed, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

VIRTVS AVG S C
specimens (3)
Getty Museum
British Museum 13.14g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 259B (ric.4.gor_iii.259B), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-259b/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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