RPC VII.1, 701

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 701
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
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 ΠΑΡ ΒΑΚΧΙΟΥ ΠΑΝ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ, ΝΩΕ (on ark)
Edition παρ(ὰ) Βακχί(ου) παν(ηγυριάρχου) Ἀπαμέων Νῶε
Translation under Bakchios, panegyriarch, of the Apameans, Noah
Reverse design male and female figures in Noah's ark left, inscribed ΝΩƐ, surmounted by raven and pigeon holding branch in beak; in front, male and female figures standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 25.76 g
Axis 5
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 700/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ SNG vA 8347 = Leu 10, 1974, lot 313 = CNG Triton V, 15 Jan. 2002, lot 1735
2 2     Boston: 63.1505
3 3     B: Rauch
4 4     Lanz 165, 9 Dec. 2017, lot 282 = Lanz 165, 9 Dec. 2017, lot 282