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RIC IV Gordian I 9

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RIC IV Gordian I 9, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian i, 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 about 19.5 g, diameter 28.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian I 9
obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian I 9
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
mint Rome weight 19.46g (3)
ruler Gordian I diameter ⌀28.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (3)
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

Providentia, draped, standing left with legs crossed, leaning left arm on column, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae in left hand

PROVIDENTIA AVGG S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 19.16g ⌀28.8 11↕
British Museum 22.44g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 16.78g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian I 9 (ric.4.gor_i.9), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-i-9/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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