RPC VII.1, 584

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 584
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, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Reverse design female deity (Artemis?) standing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 5, 6, 7, 12
Specimens 27 (14 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 3–6: same pair of dies. 7–11: same pair of dies. 12–14: same pair of dies. 1–6, 20: same obv. die as 585/1–5, 586/4–11. 7–11: same obv. die as 585/7–12, 586/12–21. 12–14: same obv. die as 585/13–15, 586/22. 1–2: same rev. die as 594.1/1. 3–6: same rev. die as 594.1/2–7. 7–11: same rev. die as 594.1/8–11. 12–14: same rev. die as 594.2/13–16.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1851,0503.317 BMC 303
2 2     Bern: 1567
3 3     C
4 4     P: 3473
5 5     L: 1844,0425.546 BMC 306
6 6     L: 1846,0630.46 BMC 304
7 7     Falghera 2131
8 8     Weber 6333
9 9     L: HPB,p112.22 BMC 305
10 10     C: Leake
11 11     ✸ V: GR 18124
12 12     Mu
13 13     O: Godwyn
14 14     Cop SNG 1761
15 15     V-Schottenstift: 3389
16 16     V-Schottenstift: 3388
17 17     Cop SNG 1762
18 18     N F 8312
19 19     N F 8313
20 20     CGT coll.
21 21     P: AA.GR.18904
22 22     P: AA.GR.24964
23 23     Verona: 70473 SNG 1620
24 24     Leeds-UL: 757
25 25     Münster: M 1178
26 26     C. Rhodes coll.
27 27     C. Rhodes coll.