RPC VII.1, 697

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 697
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Alia
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀ(ντώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΙΗΝΩΝ
Edition Ἀλιηνῶν
Translation of the Alians
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 2.92 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Phrygien I, 156–9
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1897,0104.192 BMC 17 = vA Phrygien I, 156
2 2     P: 267 vA Phrygien I, 157
3 3     C SNG 4921 = vA Phrygien I, 158
4 4     SNG vA 8316 = vA Phrygien I, 159
5 5     CGT coll. = Naumann 82, 6 Oct. 2019, lot 261