RPC VII.2, 3440

Province Osroene
City Carrhae 
Region Mesopotamia
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝⲰΝ
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, l., with crescent above her; in front, Marsyas standing r., carrying wineskin over shoulder, on short column

Coin no. 5 of RPC VII.2, 3440

 

Museum Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK)
Inventory no. 208-1961
Reference
Diameter 29
Weight 14.71
Axis 6
Note the crescent looks like a circle, but the coin may have been tooled
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