RIC IV Gordian III 271

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RIC IV Gordian III 271

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RIC IV Gordian III 271, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 240–240 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: gordian iii, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand. Weight about 19.9 g, diameter 32.3 mm.

obverse RIC IV Gordian III 271 — obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC IV Gordian III 271 — reverse: Gordian III, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand

mint	Rome	weight	19.91g (6)
ruler	Gordian III	diameter	⌀32.3 (2)
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

Gordian III, veiled, togate, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding wand in left hand

P M TR P II COS P P S C

specimens (6)

British Museum 20.29g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 17.90g

Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 17.01g

British Museum 22.41g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 271 (ric.4.gor_iii.271), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-271/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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