RPC VII.1, 86

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 86
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Miletopolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Hermes (strategos)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield against shoulder (decorated with gorgoneion)
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΕΡΜΟ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 87.1/1. 1–2: same rev. die as 87.1/1, 87.2/2–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Bern SNG Righetti 732
2 2     R.J. Myers, New York, lot 40