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RIC IV Gordian III 261C

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RIC IV Gordian III 261C, Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 238–239 AD. Obverse: bust of gordian iii, radiate, 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 9.9 g.
obverse RIC IV Gordian III 261C
obverse: Bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Gordian III 261C
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 9.86g (1)
ruler Gordian III diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Dupondius 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, radiate, 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 9.86g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Gordian III 261C (ric.4.gor_iii.261C), 238–239 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-gordian-iii-261c/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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