RIC IV Gordian I 11

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 238

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Gordian I, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian I 11. Obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Gordian I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand
Obverse legend
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Reverse legend
SECVRITAS AVGG S C

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_i.11
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Gordian I 11
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.gor_i.11

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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