RPC VII.1, 237.2

 

Image of specimen #22

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 237.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 15 (7 in the core collections)
Die-links 9–12: same pair of dies. 9–18: same obv. die as 235A/1, 236.2/3–4, 239.1/1–6, 239.2/7–13.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
9 9     Falghera 2123
10 10     Mu SNG 539
11 11     V: GR 19591
12 12     P: doubles AA.GR.829
13 13     G Hunter 29 = SNG 1982
14 14     Mu SNG 540
15 15     B: Löbb.
16 16     Boston: 64.1279
17 17     Boston: 63.2992
18 18     L: 1853,0512.197 BMC 183
19 19     Bell, Sardis 303
22 22     ✸ Pecunem 15, 6 Apr. 2014, 450
23 23     Verona: 72223 SNG 1723
24 24     C. Rhodes coll.
25 25     SNG Turkey 11, 372