RPC VII.1, 237.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 237.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 235.1/1, 236.1/1–2, 238.1/1–4. 1–6: same rev. die as 235A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     G Hunter 28 = SNG 1981
3 3     B: I-B
4 4     P: 1302
5 5     Lausanne: 1201
6 6     Amsterdam: ex Leiden 165/150
7 7     L: 1895,0508.44 BMC 182
8 8     V: GR 19590
20 20     Tire: 90-5177 SNG 485
21 21     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
22 22     Leeds-UL: 813
23 23     Freiburg: 11934
24 24     B. michaux coll. = N&N Green auction 1, 3 Sept. 2022, lot 427