RPC VII.1, 299

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 299
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Phocaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΩΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Φωκαιέων
Translation of the Phocaeans
Reverse design Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident, left foot on prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.94 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 15 (9 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 6–12: same pair of dies. 1–12, 15: same obv. die as 274/1–15 (Cyme), 289/1–5 (Magnesia ad Sipylum), 290/1–9, 11–22 (Magnesia ad Sipylum), 343/1–7 (Temnus).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     SNG vA 2148
2 2     Lindgren I, 527
3 3     ✸ L: 1961,0301.293
4 4     L: 1882,0701.1 BMC 158
5 5     NY: 1944.100.46789
6 6     V: GR 33940
7 7     B: 18632
8 8     Bern: 1498
9 9     B: Löbb.
10 10     P: 2040
11 11     Mu SNG 857
12 12     O: Milne
13 13     Harvard: 1981.74.503
14 14     C. Rhodes coll.
15 15     Izmir SNG 436