RPC VII.1, 455.6

 

Image of specimen #18

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 455.6
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
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation of the Metropolitans
Reverse design river god Astraios reclining left, holding reed and resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.35 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 12: same obv. die as 352/1–2, 6 (Colophon), 353/1–3 (Colophon), 386.2/2–3 (Ephesus), 455.5/8–11, 457.3/11, 13–18.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
12 12     V-ON SNG Leypold I, 680
16 16     Tire: 94-108 SNG 268
18 18     ✸ Helios 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 395
19 19     B. Michaux coll.