RPC VII.1, 578.1

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Reverse design cult statue of Samian Hera standing facing between two peacocks
Metal Æ
Average diameter 29 mm
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

Number Number 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