RIC IV Gordian III 297A

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RIC IV Gordian III 297A

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RIC IV Gordian III 297A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 241–244 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 19.1 g, diameter 31.7 mm.

obverse RIC IV Gordian III 297A — obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC IV Gordian III 297A — reverse: Sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

mint	Rome	weight	19.05g (20)
ruler	Gordian III	diameter	⌀31.7 (10)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	11↕ (20)
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

Sol, nude except for cloak around shoulders, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

AETERNITATI AVG S C

specimens (19)

KENOM 15.56g 12↕

KENOM 19.16g 12↕

KENOM 22.09g 12↕

KENOM 13.41g 12↕

KENOM 18.08g ⌀29.4 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 19.74g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 17.53g 6↕

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Getty Museum

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 23.53g 12↕

British Museum 19.24g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 22.51g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 19.16g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

RIC IV Gordian III 297A (ric.4.gor_iii.297A), 241–244 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-297a/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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