RPC VII.1, 699A

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 699A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Bakchios, son of Kallikles (panegyriarch)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑ ΒΑΚΧΙΟΥ [ΠΑΝ?]Η ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
Reverse design three athletes: the middle one drawing lot out of amphora, the two other ones looking at their lot; above, agonistic crown; to left and right, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ F. Kovacs coll. = Roma Numismatics EA 93, 6 Jan. 2022, lot 805