RPC VII.1, 382

 

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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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ἐφεσίων Ἐφεσίων
Translation of the Ephesians
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.61 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Karwiese 864
Specimens 8 (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.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen 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
7 7     B. Michaux coll. = N&N London EA 45, 16 Mar. 2024, lot 800
8 8     Numismad 19, 25–26 Oct. 2024, lot 751