RPC VII.1, 588

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 588
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αντ(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 river god Imbrasos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 1.97 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 587.2/5–6, 8–9.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: Milne
2 2     ✸ L: 1961,0301.309
3 3     C SNG 4657