RPC VII.1, 466

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 466
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Bakchios (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΑΥΡ ΒΑΚΧΙΟΥ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera and spear against which rests shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6
Reference Regling, Nysa
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C McClean 8687