RPC VII.1, 581.1

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 581.1
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 Ankaios (?) right, at his feet dog, spearing wild boar coming out of cave
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 9.80 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 8 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 578.1/1–5, 579/1, 580/1–17, 581.2/7–8, 582/3–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 1756
2 2     P: 3468
3 3     ✸ V: GR 18127
4 4     Dresden: 1461
5 5     L: 1844,0425.897 BMC 299
6 6     C
17 17     Turin Fabretti 4180
18 18     P: AA.GR.24960