RIC IV Gordian II 10

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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 II, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian II 10. Obverse: Bust of Gordian II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Gordian I (or II?), laureate, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and holding parazonium in left 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 II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Gordian II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Gordian I (or II?), laureate, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and holding parazonium in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Reverse legend: P M TR P COS P P S C

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_ii.10
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Gordian II 10
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.gor_ii.10

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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