RPC VII.1, 455.3

 

Image of specimen #17

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 455.3
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design river god Astraios reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 4–5: same pair of dies. 4–5: same obv. die as 417.2/4–10, 13–21 (Ephesus), 419.1/1–13 (Ephesus), 419.3/18–19 (Ephesus), 456.2/4–5, 457.2/10.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
4 4     B: I-B
5 5     NY: 1944.100.46506
17 17     ✸ Helios Numismatik 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 394
18 18     C. Rhodes coll.