RPC VII.1, 121.1

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 121.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Germe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aelius Aristonikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙ ΓΕΡΜΗΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Ἀριστονεί(κου) Γερμην(ῶν)
Translation under Aristonikos, of the Germeans
Reverse design Apollo standing facing, holding plectrum and lyre, between Artemis huntress and Asclepius holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 15.89 g
Axis 6
Reference Ehling 231, 233
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 104.2/2–3, 105/1–3, 106/1–2, 107.1/1–2, 7, 107.2/3–4, 108.2/3–11, 13, 114.1/1, 3–4, 114.2/2, 117/1, 118/1–2, 119/1–5, 120/1–2, 122/1–3, 123/1, 124/1, 125/1–3, 126/1. 1–4: same rev. die as 121.2/5, 150/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 358 SNG 1003 = Robert, Villes, pl. V, 7
2 2     Winterthur GrMW II, 2535
3 3     O: New College
4 4     Cahn Nov. 1930, lot 1903
5 5     C. Rhodes coll. = Rönesans Salzgitter 15, 5 Oct. 2024, lot 363