RPC VII.1, 686.1

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 686.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Acmonea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανός 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 ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀκμονέων Ἀκμονέων
Translation of the Acmoneans
Reverse design Cybele seated, left, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum; at her feet, lion
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.06 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 689.1/1. 1–2: same rev. die as 686.3/8.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 736/1914 Egger XLVI, 1914, lot 1877 (Prowe III)
2 2     Gotha quoted by Kraft, p. 51, 2
3 3     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = N&N London EA 39, 4 Nov. 2023, lot 504