RPC VII.1, 382

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 382
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Karwiese 864
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 380/1–3, 381.1/1–2, 381.2/3, 383/1–2, 384.1/1–9, 384.2/10, 385.3/8–9, 385.4/10, 385.5/11–12, 386.1/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 34472
2 2     NY: 1944.100.46156
3 3     L: 1961,0301.251
4 4     Cop SNG 482
5 5     KM p. 348 = cast in Winterthur
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 273, 8 Feb. 2012, lot 117