RIC IV Gordian III 12

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 238–AD 239

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Gordian III, AD 238–AD 239, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian III 12. Obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, resting right hand on oval shield set on ground and holding vertical spear in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Gordian III

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, resting right hand on oval shield set on ground and holding vertical spear in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: VIRTVS AVG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_iii.12
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Gordian III 12
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.gor_iii.12

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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