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RIC IV Gordian III 97

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RIC IV Gordian III 97, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 241–243 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 5.1 g, diameter 20.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 97
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 97
reverse: Sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
mint Rome weight 5.13g (3)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀20.5 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 9↕ (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 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
specimens (5)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 5.38g ⌀20.5
British Museum 5.19g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 4.81g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 97 (ric.4.gor_iii.97), 241–243 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-97/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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