RPC VII.1, 794

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 794
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Synnada
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ
Edition Συνναδέων
Translation of the Synnadeans
Reverse design nymph Adrasteia/Amaltheia standing right, holding sceptre and infant Zeus; at her feet, goat
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.14 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 790/1–3, 791/1–3, 792/1–3, 793/1, 795/1, 796/1. 1–3: same rev. die as 790/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu SNG 478
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     B: Löbb.
5 5     ✸ Pecunem 29, 1 Mar. 2015, lot 460
6 6     C. Rhodes coll.