RIC IV Gordian III 309, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 241–244 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin. Weight about 10.2 g, diameter 24.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
reverse
Hercules, nude, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin
VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C
specimens (8)
KENOM
11.40g
12↕
KENOM
9.32g
⌀23.3
1↕
British Museum
10.33g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
10.49g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
10.58g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Gordian III 309 (ric.4.gor_iii.309), 241–244 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-309/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA