RPC VII.1, 540B

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 540B
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Praktikos (grammateus)
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 rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡ [ΠΡΑ]ΚΤΙΚΟΥ Λ[ ]ΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Reverse design infant Dionysus seated facing on cista mystica, surrounded by the three Corybantes, holding swords and raising shields
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Reference Schultz —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Hay