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RIC IV Gordian III 293B

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RIC IV Gordian III 293B, As, 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 11.8 g, diameter 25.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 293B
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 293B
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 11.85g (3)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀25.3 (1)
denomination As axis 10↕ (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 GORDIANVS PIVS FEL 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 (4)
British Museum 15.04g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 12.81g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 293B (ric.4.gor_iii.293B), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-293b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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