RPC VII.1, 413

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 413
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 ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition 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 rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition Ἐφεσίων καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων ὁμόνοια
Translation concord of the Ephesians and Alexandrians
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing between two stags, star and crescent on either side of her headdress, next to Isis standing facing, holding sistrum and situla
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 11.10 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Franke & Nollé 531–2, 534; Karwiese 900
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 409/1–6, 410.1/1–7, 410.3/17–19, 412.1/1–9, 412.2/10–12, 14, 30–1, 414.1/1, 414.2/2, 415.1/1–4, 415.2/5–13, 415.3/14–17, 416.1/1–8, 447.2/5–6 (Metropolis), 448/1–6 (Metropolis), 454.4/6–7, 9–10 (Metropolis), 656/1–5 (Neapolis ad Harpasum), 657/1–3 (Neapolis ad Harpasum).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 951
2 2     G Hunter 100 = SNG 1729
3 3     Tübingen SNG 2849
4 4     ✸ CGT coll.