RPC VII.1, 223

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 223
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Saitta
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΤ Κ Μ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Gordianus
Obverse design laureate bust of Gordian III, left, holding spear resting on right shoulder and shield against left shoulder (depicting emperor riding in biga, spearing fallen enemy and crowned by Nike)
Reverse inscription ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 5, 6, 12
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 5–8: same pair of dies. 9–10: same pair of dies. 1–10: same obv. die as 220/1–2, 221/1–9, 222/1–9, 11–14.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 28721
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     SNG vA 3103
4 4     NY: 0000.999.20928
5 5     Schulten Oct. 1990, lot 940
6 6     P: 1088
7 7     L: 1895,0508.29 BMC 61
8 8     Winterthur GrMW II, 3896
9 9     V-ON SNG Leypold I, 1172
10 10     Mu SNG 446
11 11     Lanz Auction 159, 8 Dec. 2014, lot 541
12 12     B. Michaux coll.
13 13     C. Rhodes coll.