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RIC IV Gordian III 333

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RIC IV Gordian III 333, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 244–244 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, in military attire, hastening right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Weight about 20.2 g, diameter 30.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 333
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 333
reverse: Mars, helmeted, in military attire, hastening right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield in left hand
mint Rome weight 20.23g (7)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀30.3 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
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

Mars, helmeted, in military attire, hastening right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield in left hand

MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM S C
specimens (10)
British Museum 24.43g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 14.20g ⌀29.5
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 18.69g ⌀31.0
Getty Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 20.78g
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 24.55g
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 17.22g
British Museum 21.75g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 333 (ric.4.gor_iii.333), 244–244 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-333/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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