RPC VII.1, 239.2

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 239.2
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 Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 7–10: same pair of dies. 11–13: same pair of dies. 7–13: same obv. die as 235A/1, 236.2/3–4, 237.2/9–18, 239.1/1–6.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
7 7     Mu SNG 538
8 8     Tübingen SNG 3824
9 9     M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 850 (Righetti)
10 10     Cop SNG 535
11 11     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2042 SNG vA 8261
12 12     P: 1311
13 13     V: GR 30615
14 14     C. Rhodes coll.