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RIC IV Gordian III 261B

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RIC IV Gordian III 261B, As, 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 11.2 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 261B
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 261B
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 11.24g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination As 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 11.24g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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

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