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RIC IV Gordian III 59

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RIC IV Gordian III 59, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 240–240 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: gordian iii, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand. Weight about 4.6 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 59
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 59
reverse: Gordian III, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand
mint Rome weight 4.61g (2)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (2)
material Gold 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 GORDIANVS PIVS AVG
reverse

Gordian III, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand

P M TR P II COS P P
specimens (4)
British Museum 4.39g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 4.83g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 59 (ric.4.gor_iii.59), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-59/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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