RIC IV Gordian III 297, Bronze, struck at Rome, 241–244 AD. Reverse: sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 14.6 g, diameter 28.6 mm.
obverse
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
reverse
Sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
AETERNITATI AVG S C
specimens (10)
KENOM
17.33g
⌀29.1
1↕
KENOM
12.33g
⌀29.0
1↕
KENOM
15.40g
⌀30.9
11↕
KENOM
19.19g
⌀30.4
6↕
KENOM
18.27g
⌀30.0
11↕
KENOM
9.98g
⌀23.9
11↕
Art Institute of Chicago
⌀26.0
Art Institute of Chicago
⌀32.0
Art Institute of Chicago
⌀31.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
9.36g
⌀23.2
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Gordian III 297 (ric.4.gor_iii.297), 241–244 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-297/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA