RPC VII.2, 1258

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1258
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Nicopolis ad Istrum
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Sab(inius?) Modestus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔΕϹΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, feeding, with patera, serpent entwined around tree, and holding spear; at feet, shield leaning against her
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference AMNG 2053
Specimens 10 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Basel AMNG 2053/1 = cast in BBAW
2 2     Budapest SNG 484
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CNG EA 163, 25 Apr. 2007, lot 140
7 7     CNG EA 297, 27 Feb. 2013, lot 152
8 8     Gorny & Mosch EA 278, 21 Apr. 2021, lot 3255
9 9     ✸ Naumann 44, 7 June 2016, lot 529
10 10     Savoca Coins Blue 206th Weekly Blue, 13 Apr. 2024, lot 198