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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
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).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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.