RPC VII.1, 807.1

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 807.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Philomelium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Cornelius Alexandros
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνι(ος) Γορδιανὸ(ς) Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΚΟΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕωΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Κορ(νηλίου) Ἀλεξάνδρου Φιλομηλέων
Translation under Cornelius Alexandros, of the Philomelians
Reverse design river god Gallos reclining left, holding cornucopia and resting on water urn; beneath it, reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.70 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 807.2/4–9, 807.3/10–17, 807.4/18–25, 807.4A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.50560
2 2     C SNG Lewis 1567
3 3     L: HPB,p146.2.E BMC 29
4 4     CNG EA 549, 1 Nov. 2023, lot 1002 (part of)
5 5     B. Michaux coll.