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RIC IV Gordian III (Caesar) 3

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RIC IV Gordian III (Caesar) 3, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on the left and simpulum and sprinkler on right. Weight about 19.8 g, diameter 30.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III (Caesar) 3
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III (Caesar) 3
reverse: Priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on the left and simpulum and sprinkler on right
mint Rome weight 19.78g (9)
ruler Pupienus diameter ⌀30.3 (5)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (8)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Gordian III, bare-headed, draped, right

M ANT GORDIANVS CAES
reverse

Priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on the left and simpulum and sprinkler on right

PIETAS AVGG S C
specimens (9)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 15.78g 12↕
British Museum 24.04g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 18.57g ⌀30.4 1↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 20.48g ⌀28.0
British Museum 20.01g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 16.80g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III (Caesar) 3 (ric.4.gor_iii_caes.3), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-caesar-3/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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