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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων
Translation of the Sardians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 6.21 g
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.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen 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.