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RIC IV Gordian I 12

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RIC IV Gordian I 12, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian i, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and holding palm in left hand. Weight about 20.4 g, diameter 15.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian I 12
obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian I 12
reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and holding palm in left hand
mint Rome weight 20.36g (5)
ruler Gordian I diameter ⌀15.5 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG
reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and holding palm in left hand

VICTORIA AVGG S C
specimens (8)
British Museum 28.86g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 13.74g ⌀31.0
KENOM — Freiberg 19.43g 6↕
British Museum 18.81g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian I 12 (ric.4.gor_i.12), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-i-12/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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