RPC VII.2, 1280

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1280
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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor 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
Edition ὑπ(ατείας) Σαβ(—) Μοδέστου Νικοπολειτῶν πρός Ἴστρον
Translation during the (pro)consulship of Sab(inus?) Modestus, of the Nicopolitans by the Danube
Reverse design Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus; at feet, left, cock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.70 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     C. Rhodes coll.
2 2     C. Rhodes coll.
3 3     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     B. Michaux coll. = B.A.C Online 63, 14 jan. 2025, lot 60