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RIC IV Gordian III 257

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RIC IV Gordian III 257, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing front, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 20.8 g, diameter 30.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 257
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
mint Rome weight 20.78g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀30.9 (2)
denomination — axis 11↕ (1)
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

Providentia, draped, standing front, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand

PROVIDENTIA AVG S C
specimens (2)
KENOM 20.78g ⌀30.7 11↕
RIC IV Gordian III 257, artic
Art Institute of Chicago ⌀31.0

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RIC IV Gordian III 257 (ric.4.gor_iii.257), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-257/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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