RPC VII.1, 491

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 491
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Τραλλιανῶν
Translation of the Trallians
Reverse design Heracles standing right, right arm on club that sits on rocks, resting left arm on hip, lion skin on left shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.13 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 489/1–9, 490/1–2, 494/1, 497/1–3, 498/1–6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1895,0508.70 BMC 173
2 2     ✸ Mu SNG 773
3 3     Savoca 110th Blue, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 706