RIC IV Gordian III 303A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 241–244 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre. Weight about 18.2 g, diameter 29.5 mm.
obverse
Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
reverse
Apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre
P M TR P V COS II P P S C
specimens (14)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
20.29g
11↕
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
17.89g
12↕
KENOM
23.27g
12↕
KENOM
16.50g
⌀30.0
2↕
British Museum
17.41g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
20.40g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Fralin Museum of Art
3.94g
⌀22.0
7↕
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
16.74g
⌀30.0
British Museum
20.02g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Gordian III 303A (ric.4.gor_iii.303A), 241–244 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-303a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA