RPC VII.1, 487.1

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 487.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Claudius Philippos, son of Kentaurianos (president of the college of the grammateis)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΤΩΝ ΠΕΡΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΝ ΚΕΝΤΑΥ[ ] ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γρ(αμματέων) τῶν περὶ Φίλιππον Κενταυ[---] Τραλλιανῶν
Translation under the grammateis around Philippos, Kentaurianos, Trallians
Reverse design Hades driving galloping quadriga, right, carrying struggling Persephone
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 21.65 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 486.1/1–3. 1: same rev. die as 487.2/2–6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Demos EA 10, 14 May 2022, lot 496