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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: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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