RPC VII.1, 417.1

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 417.1
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 ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
Reverse design Apis bull standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Franke & Nollé 384–5, 391; Karwiese 888
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 455.1/1–3 (Metropolis), 556/1–9 (Magnesia ad Maeandrum). 1–3: same rev. die as 417.2/4–12.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 17261
2 2     V-Universität: 7289
3 3     ✸ G Hunter 104 = SNG 1733
38 38     Tire: 2877 SNG 181
42 42     P: AA.GR.12297