RPC VII.1, 457.2

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 457.2
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
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation of the Metropolitans
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 3.88 g
Axis 4, 5
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 10: same obv. die as 417.2/4–10, 13–21 (Ephesus), 419.1/1–13 (Ephesus), 419.3/18–19 (Ephesus), 455.3/4–5, 456.2/4–5. 10: same rev. die as 457.1/9.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
10 10     ✸ Tübingen SNG 2982
21 21     Verona: 72192 SNG 1552