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RIC IV Gordian III 296B

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RIC IV Gordian III 296B, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 240–240 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: gordian iii, togate, standing right, accompanied by a soldier holding standard, receiving globe from roma, helmeted, seated left with spear at side, and holding spear in left hand; between them, soldiers holding standards. Weight about 10.7 g, diameter 25.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 296B
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 296B
reverse: Gordian III, togate, standing right, accompanied by a soldier holding standard, receiving globe from Roma, helmeted, seated left with spear at side, and holding spear in left hand; between them, soldiers holding standards
mint Rome weight 10.68g (7)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀25.9 (3)
denomination As axis 9↕ (7)
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, togate, standing right, accompanied by a soldier holding standard, receiving globe from Roma, helmeted, seated left with spear at side, and holding spear in left hand; between them, soldiers holding standards

PONTIFEX MAX TR P III COS P P S C
specimens (10)
British Museum 10.30g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 10.73g ⌀23.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 9.39g ⌀27.6 12↕
British Museum 10.88g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 8.45g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 10.48g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 296B (ric.4.gor_iii.296B), 240–240 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-296b/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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