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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛ[ΙΤΩΝ]
Edition Τιβεριοπολιτῶν
Translation of the Tiberiopolitans
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.61 g
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