RPC VII.1, 453

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 453
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
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 ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΙΩΝΙΑ
Reverse design hero and Boule standing facing each other, clasping hands; hero holding spear and Boule sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 5, 6, 7
Reference Martin, Demos, p. 31, ionisches Metropolis 7
Specimens 9 (7 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 6–7: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 349/1–8 (Colophon), 450/1–7, 452.3/6–7, 9–10. 1–5: same rev. die as 443/1–4, 448/1–3, 462.1/1–2. 6–7: same rev. die as 443/5, 448/4–5, 462.2/3. 8: same rev. die as 448/6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V-ON SNG Leypold I, 681
2 2     Mu SNG 678
3 3     C McClean 8200
4 4     Cop SNG 926
5 5     V: GR 31939
6 6     ✸ P: 1641
7 7     B: Rauch
8 8     Cop SNG 925
9 9     Izmir SNG 420