RPC VII.1, 137.1

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 137.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Germe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Edition Γερμηνῶν
Translation of the Germeans
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.66 g
Axis 6, 7, 8
Reference Ehling 258–60
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–4: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 87.2/2–4 (Miletopolis), 88/1 (Miletopolis), 109/1–3, 127/1–2, 128/1–2, 129/1, 130/1–3, 131.1/1–14, 131.2/15, 141.2/11–18, 24. 1: same rev. die as 129/1, 135/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1874,0716.13 BMC 24 = BMC Lydia 29
2 2     Cop SNG 149
3 3     P: 1966.453 Delepierre
4 4     A: 1891/2 KZ 30
5 5     ✸ B: 18262376, I-B
6 6     Düsseldorf: Ls2004008363
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     Roma Numismatics EA 95, 13 Apr. 2022, lot 722