RPC VII.1, 803

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 803
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Hadrianopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Kaikinas II (archon)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Β
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς βʹ Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανὸς βʹ
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian, 2
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟ ΕΠΙ Χ ΚΑΙΚΙΝΟΥ Β ϹΒ
Edition Ἁδριανοπολιτῶν ἐπὶ ἄρχοντος Καικίνου βʹ Σεβαστῶν Ἁδριανοπο(λιτῶν) ἐπὶ (ἄρ)χ(οντος) Καικίνου βʹ Σ(ε)β(αστῶν)
Translation of the Augustan Hadrianopolitans, under archon Kaikinas II
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 26.83 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 802/1, 804.1/1–2, 805/1–5, 8.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Boston: 63.219
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 325
3 3     Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 703
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca 204, 30 Mar. 2024, lot 257