RPC VII.1, 517

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 517
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Amarantos, son of Moschion (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΓΡ ΑΜΑΡΑΝΤΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) γρ(αμματέως) Ἀμαράντου Μαγνήτων
Translation under the grammateus Amarantos, of the Magnesians
Reverse design the three Charites
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.61 g
Axis 5
Reference Schultz 422–3
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 523/1–2, 543/1. 1–3: same rev. die as 534/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: Löbb.
2 2     B
3 3     V: GR 33580