RPC VII.1, 416.3

 

Image of specimen #27

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 416.3
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 front
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ
Edition Ἐφεσίων Ἀλεξανδρέων
Translation of the Ephesians and Alexandrians
Reverse design Tyche reclining left, holding rudder, cornucopia and cult statue of Artemis Ephesia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.05 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 451; Karwiese 918
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 27: same obv. die as 410.2/8–16, 410.4/20, 411.1/2, 9–13, 15–16, 411.2/1, 3–5, 7–8, 14, 412.3/16–25, 414.3/3–5, 414.4/6–8, 416.2/9–26, 416.4/28, 416.5/29, 442.1/1–2 (Metropolis), 442.2/3 (Metropolis), 444/1 (Metropolis), 454.1/1–2 (Metropolis), 454.3/4–5 (Metropolis).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
27 27     ✸ V: GR 32620