RPC VII.1, 587.1

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 587.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) 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 Samian Hera standing facing between two peacocks
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.55 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Falghera 2130
2 2     Mu
3 3     Schulten Apr. 1988, lot 866
4 4     ✸ L: 1840,0217.198 BMC 292