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RIC IV Gordian I 14

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RIC IV Gordian I 14, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian i, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground and holding spear in left hand. Weight about 20.2 g, diameter 30.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian I 14
obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian I 14
reverse: Virtus, helmeted, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground and holding spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 20.20g (4)
ruler Gordian I diameter ⌀30.6 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (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

Virtus, helmeted, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground and holding spear in left hand

VIRTVS AVGG S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 18.91g 12↕
British Museum 20.76g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 21.28g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian I 14 (ric.4.gor_i.14), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-i-14/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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