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RIC IV Gordian III 254A

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RIC IV Gordian III 254A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 17.7 g, diameter 30.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 254A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 254A
reverse: Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 17.71g (7)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀30.4 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand

FIDES MILITVM S C
specimens (8)
KENOM 8.97g ⌀28.7 1↕
British Museum 20.24g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 16.20g
British Museum 20.15g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 254A (ric.4.gor_iii.254A), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-254a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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