RPC VII.2, 667

Province Thrace
City Hadrianopolis 
Region Thrace
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Orestes, Iphigenia, and Pylades: to left, Orestes, standing facing, head right, holding patera; in the middle, Iphigenia, standing left, holding statue of Artemis; to right, Pylades standing left; on side and below, three river gods, reclining, holding reeds

Coin no. 1 of RPC VII.2, 667

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1905,1014.9
Reference
Diameter 31
Weight 14.13
Axis 7
Note
External URI https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1905-1014-9 
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