RPC VII.1, 429

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 429
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 ΕΠΙ ϹΤ ΑΙΛ ΔΟΜ ϹΤΕΦ ΤΑΕΤΑ
Reverse design Torrhebos standing right, holding cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis; at his feet, small column with lyre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 428.1/1–2, 428.2/3–4, 430/1.
Note Torrhebos holding pektis is represented here and not Apollo holding lyre
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Boston: 63.1232