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RIC IV Gordian III 261A

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RIC IV Gordian III 261A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around altar and resting left arm on side of chair. Weight about 15.5 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 261A
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 261A
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around altar and resting left arm on side of chair
mint Rome weight 15.45g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
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, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around altar and resting left arm on side of chair

SALVS AVG S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 15.45g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 261A (ric.4.gor_iii.261A), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-261a/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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