RPC VII.1, 48

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 48
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Lampsacus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιαν(ός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝ
Edition Λαμψακηνῶν Λαμψακην(ῶν)
Translation of the Lampsacenes
Reverse design winged hippocamp, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.09 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 49/1–2.
Note Described in the printed version of RPC VII.1 as Pegasus
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu
2 2     ✸ B: 18282050, Fox
3 3     Gotha cast in Berlin, Griechisches Münzwerk
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Nimrod Numismatik 10, 10 Feb. 2025, lot 214
5 5     CNG EA 599, 12 Nov. 2025, lot 396