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RIC IV Gordian III 8

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RIC IV Gordian III 8, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over gordian iii, togate, standing left and raising right hand. Weight about 4.9 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 8
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 8
reverse: Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left and raising right hand
mint Rome weight 4.90g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 1↕ (1)
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 M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing front, head left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand over Gordian III, togate, standing left and raising right hand

IOVI CONSERVATORI
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.90g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 8 (ric.4.gor_iii.8), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-8/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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