RPC VII.2, 1318

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1318
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 ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔΕϹΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛ(Ε)ΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference AMNG —
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., sometimes, ligature only at ΠΡΟϹ.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Agora 64, 24 Jan. 2017, lot 85
2 2     B. Michaux coll.
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Lanz 82, 24 Nov. 1997, lot 592
8 8     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 372
9 9     VAuctions 325, 30 June 2017, lot 439 = VAuctions 323, 17 Mar. 2017, lot 338