RPC VII.1, 415.3

 

Image of specimen #16

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 415.3
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 Artemis standing right in front of tree, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow, next to her, Sarapis, standing left, right raised, holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.67 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 516–19; Karwiese 905
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 14–17: same pair of dies. 14–17: 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, 413/1–3, 414.1/1, 414.2/2, 415.1/1–4, 415.2/5–13, 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).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
14 14     NY: 1944.100.46205
15 15     O
16 16     ✸ P: 958
17 17     Cop SNG 548