RPC VII.1, 458.3

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 458.3
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design river god Astraios reclining left, holding reed and resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 7, 9–10: same obv. die as 353A/1 (Colophon), 387B/1–2 (Ephesus).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
7 7     ✸ O: Milne Milne, NC 1937, p. 173
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     C. Rhodes coll.
11 11     D. Lowe coll.