RPC VII.1, 437

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 437
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Mastaura
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μασταυρειτῶν
Translation of the Mastaurians
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.64 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 438/1–7, 612A/2–4 (Antioch ad Maeandrum).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 31931
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     Naumann 62, 4 Feb. 2018, lot 503
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.