RPC VII.1, 553

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 553
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
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 ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΕΒΔΟΜΗ ΤΗϹ ΑϹΙΑϹ
Edition Μαγνήτων ἑβδόμη τῆς Ἀσίας
Translation of the Magnesians, the seventh (city) of Asia
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 9.29 g
Reference Schultz 444
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 513/1, 514.2/2, 517A/1, 518/1–3, 519/1–3, 521/1, 522/1–2, 524.1/1, 4–5, 525/1, 531/1–2, 533.1/1–2, 535/1–3, 537/1–2, 540A/1–3, 548/1, 551/1, 3, 552/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1552
2 2     B: I-B