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RIC IV Gordian III 291

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RIC IV Gordian III 291, 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 17.6 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 291
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 291
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 17.61g (5)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀28.0 (1)
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 GORDIANVS PIVS FEL 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 (9)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 17.53g 11↕
RIC IV Gordian III 291, artic
Art Institute of Chicago ⌀28.0
British Museum 20.67g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 15.90g
British Museum 16.58g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 17.36g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 291 (ric.4.gor_iii.291), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-291/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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