RPC VII.1, 561

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 561
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 6
Reference Schultz 468
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 562.1/1–5, 563A/1.
Note Athena described as holding patera and sceptre in the printed version of RPC VII.1
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Gotha
2 2     ✸ V: GR 32708