RPC VII.1, 235A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 235A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Iulius Sulpicius Hermophilos (first archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανό(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Ἑρμοφίλου Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων
Translation under Hermophilos, of the Sardians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.06 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 236.2/3–4, 237.2/9–18, 239.1/1–6, 239.2/7–13. 1: same rev. die as 237.1/1–6.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.