Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYR METR
Reverse design Cadmus, nude, standing right, chlamys on left arm flying behind, hurling stone at upright serpent left; in right field, murex shell

Coin no. 4 of RPC VII.2, 3565

 

Museum American Numismatic Society, New York (USA)
Inventory no. 1944.100.81880
Reference
Diameter 30.1
Weight 17.08
Axis 6
Note
External URI http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.81880