RPC VII.1, 424

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 424
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Aelius Dom— Ant— Taetas (strategos and stephanephoros)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ ϹΤΡ ΑΙΛ ΑΝΤ ϹΤΕ ΤΑΕΤΑ
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 423.2/2, 425/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BNK,G.722 BMC 58
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     ✸ CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2440 = Bertolami Fine Arts (Art Coins Roma) 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 323