RPC VII.1, 259

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 259
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Phrygia
City Tiberiopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛ[ΙΤΩΝ]
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Phrygien II, 1317
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 260/1–2, 677/1–2 (Accilaeum).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C SNG Lewis 1576 = vA Phrygien II, 1317
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = CNG EA 395, 12 Apr. 2017, lot 288
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 32 Blue, 24 May 2020, lot 1018
4 4     C. Rhodes coll. = Bucephalus Numismatic 31, 19 Jan. 2024, lot 123