RIC IV Gordian II 4

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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 4. Obverse: Bust of Gordian II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Providentia, draped, standing left with legs crossed, leaning left arm on column, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae 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: Providentia, draped, standing left with legs crossed, leaning left arm on column, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
Reverse legend: PROVIDENTIA AVGG S C

Identification

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

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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