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RIC IV Gordian III 256A

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RIC IV Gordian III 256A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 20.0 g, diameter 30.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 256A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 256A
reverse: Pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 20.01g (4)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀30.9 (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 III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

PAX AVGVSTI S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 16.03g 12↕
British Museum 19.14g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 23.06g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 256A (ric.4.gor_iii.256A), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-256a/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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