RPC VII.1, 508

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 508
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Iulius Eukarpos (grammateus)
Alliance with Smyrna
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 front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΙΟΥ ΕΥΚΑΡΠΟΥ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Edition ἐπὶ γρ(αμματέως) Ἰου(λίου) Εὐκάρπου Τραλλιανῶν καὶ Σμυρναίων ὁμόνοια
Translation under grammateus Julius Eucarpus, concord of Trallians and Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Zeus Larasios seated, left, holding Nike and sceptre; in front of him, the two Nemeses of Smyrna standing facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 25.67 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 2364
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 485/1, 509/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1840,0217.95 BMC 206