RPC VII.1, 406.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 406.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Alliance with Alexandria
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Reverse design river god Kaystros and river god Nilus sitting facing each other; Kaystros holding reed and cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, Nilus holding cornucopia and figure of Sarapis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 542; Karwiese 902
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 401/1–2, 405/1–2, 406.2/2, 407/1–2, 445/1–2 (Metropolis), 446/1 (Metropolis), 655/1–5 (Neapolis ad Harpasum).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: Fox