RPC VII.1, 578.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 578.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
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 ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Edition Σαμίων
Translation of the Samians
Reverse design cult statue of Samian Hera standing facing between two peacocks
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.02 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 579/1, 580/1–17, 581.1/1–6, 581.2/7–8, 582/3–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 291
2 2     NY: 1947.97.438
3 3     P: 3465
4 4     O: Milne
5 5     O: Godwyn