RIC IV Gordian III 1
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 238–AD 239
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Rome (ancient mint)
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Gordian III, AD 238–AD 239, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian III 1. Obverse: Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- Antoninianus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse type
- Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- FIDES MILITVM
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_iii.1
- Catalogue reference
- RIC IV Gordian III 1
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.4.gor_iii.1
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