RPC VII.1, 509

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 509
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ Κ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΕΠΙ ΓΡ Γ Ι ΕΥΚΑΡΠΟΥ
Reverse design two nude heroes standing facing each other, one holding figure of Zeus Larasios, the other figure of the two Nemeses of Smyrna; between them, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 485/1, 508/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1724 Wa 5451