RPC VII.1, 455.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 455.1
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 front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design river god Astraios reclining left, holding reed and resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 417.1/1–3 (Ephesus), 556/1–9 (Magnesia ad Maeandrum).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1645B
2 2     ✸ V: GR 19935
3 3     L: 1889,0904.25 BMC 18
15 15     Tire: 91-6 SNG 267
16 16     C. Rhodes coll.