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RIC IV Gordian III 273A

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RIC IV Gordian III 273A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 240–240 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; against right side, shield resting. Weight about 18.8 g, diameter 32.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 273A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 273A
reverse: Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; against right side, shield resting
mint Rome weight 18.76g (3)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀32.6 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (3)
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

Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; against right side, shield resting

VIRTVS AVG S C
specimens (3)
KENOM 21.27g ⌀33.4 1↕
British Museum 16.99g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 273A (ric.4.gor_iii.273A), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-273a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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