RPC VII.1, 689.2

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 689.2
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 Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀν(τώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀκμονέων
Translation of the Acmoneans
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 5.81 g
Axis 6, 7, 8, 12
Specimens 20 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–5: same pair of dies. 6–11: same pair of dies. 3–5: same obv. die as 685/1–2, 688.1/2–4. 6–11: same obv. die as 686.2/3–5, 687/1–3. 2, 6–11: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     Warsaw: 104033
3 3     Falghera 2146
4 4     P: 105
5 5     Lindgren I, 861
6 6     C: Leake
7 7     V: GR 33655
8 8     ✸ L: HPB,p142.2.D BMC 98
9 9     Bern: N/82.1121 SNG Righetti 1121
10 10     Cop SNG 42
11 11     P: 104
12 12     V-ON SNG Leypold II, 1400
13 13     CNG EA 127, 23 Nov. 2005, lot 148
14 14     CNG EA 347, 25 Mar. 2015, lot 363
15 15     Afyon: 1291
16 16     Afyon: 1484
17 17     Afyon: 978
18 18     Afyon: 2319
19 19     Leeds-UL: 828
20 20     C. Rhodes coll. = Biga Numismatics, Online Auction 12, 5 Nov. 2022, lot 183
21 21     C. Rhodes coll. = Bucephalus Numismatic 18, 21 April 2023, lot 273