RPC VII.1, 774

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 774
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Nacolea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΑΚΟΛΕΩΝ ΠΑΡΘΗΝΙΟϹ
Edition Νακολέων Παρθήνιος
Translation of Nacolea, Parthenios
Reverse design river god Parthenios sitting left, holding reed in each hand, reclining on rocks
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.82 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference vA Phrygien I, 697–700
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–4: same pair of dies. 2–5: same obv. die as 767/1–7 (Midaeum), 768/1 (Midaeum), 773/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1773 Wa 6358 = vA Phrygien I, 697
2 2     L: 1898,0403.7 BMC 12 = vA Phrygien I, 698
3 3     V: GR 34454 F. Imhoof-Blumer, FM, p. 328, no. 389 = vA Phrygien I, 697
4 4     Istanbul vA Phrygien I, 700
5 5     Nomos Obolos WA 13, 2 July 2019, lot 552
6 6     C. Rhodes = Bucephalus Numismatic Black 16, 24 Feb. 2023, lot 744