RPC VII.1, 492

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 492
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 Harpocrates standing left, raising arm to mouth, holding cornucopia; at his feet, Anubis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.49 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 490/4, 493/1–5, 494/2, 495/1, 497/4–6.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 897 (Righetti)