RPC VII.1, 458.1

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 458.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator 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 cornucopia, resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 8: same pair of dies. 2–3: same pair of dies. 1–3, 8: same obv. die.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 931
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     Mu SNG 683
8 8     ✸ Winterthur: G 7572 Helios Numismatik 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 397