RPC VII.1, 400

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 400
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Alexandria
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Κ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing next to Sarapis, left raised and holding sceptre, on galley with large sail and line of rowers; in the background, line of buildings with temple in the centre; at top right, boar running, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 49 mm
Axis 12
Reference Franke & Nollé 555; Karwiese 899
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 400A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 953 Wa 7046
2 2     ✸ CNG Triton VI, 2003, lot 566
3 3     CNG Triton XXVII, 9 Jan. 2024, lot 467 = Leu WA 6, 9 Dec. 2018, lot 529