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RIC IV Gordian III 257A

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RIC IV Gordian III 257A, Sestertius, 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 16.6 g, diameter 29.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 257A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 257A
reverse: Providentia, draped, standing front, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 16.65g (7)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀29.8 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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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 (6)
KENOM 11.89g 12↕
British Museum 21.47g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 10.35g
British Museum 24.54g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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

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