RPC VII.1, 39

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 39
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Ilium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανό(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Edition Ἰλιέων
Translation of the Ilians
Reverse design cult statue of Athena Ilias standing right on small column, bull walking towards her
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.02 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Bellinger T 282
Specimens 16 (7 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–12: same pair of dies. 1–12: same obv. die as 38.1/1–11, 38.2/12–15, 41/1, 44/1–2, 45/1–3.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     Bern: N/82.810 SNG Righetti 810
3 3     P: 807 Wa 1185
4 4     V: GR 35935 Egger XLVI, lot 1914, lot 673 (Prowe III)
5 5     B: I-B KM p. 41, no. 7
6 6     Cop SNG 438
7 7     Aberdeen SNG 251
8 8     P: Delepierre
9 9     ✸ L: 1921,1120.110 Weber 5412
10 10     Karlsruhe cast in Winterthur
11 11     Lambros 1889, cast in Winterthur
12 12     Bellinger 85
13 13     Plankenhorn coll.
14 14     Bellinger 85
15 15     C. Rhodes coll.
16 16     Bucephalus Numismatic 7, 30 Sept. 2022, lot 703