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RIC IV Gordian III 280

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RIC IV Gordian III 280, 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 17.0 g, diameter 29.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 280
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 280
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 17.00g (2)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀29.2 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (2)
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 GORDIANVS PIVS 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 (2)
British Museum 14.75g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 280 (ric.4.gor_iii.280), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-280/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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