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RIC IV Gordian III 260A

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RIC IV Gordian III 260A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake held in both arms. Weight about 19.4 g, diameter 28.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 260A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 260A
reverse: Salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake held in both arms
mint Rome weight 19.40g (2)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀28.9 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (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 CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake held in both arms

SALVS AVG S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 21.60g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 260A (ric.4.gor_iii.260A), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-260a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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